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This is a list of the largest optical telescopes in North America.
21st century
A list of optical telescopes located in North America by aperture.
Refractors
Some of the big traditional refractors (telescope with lens) in North America:
Biggest telescopes in 1950
''Optical telescopes only''
Biggest telescopes in 1900
Biggest telescopes in 1850
Some of the largest at observatories:
See also
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Lists of telescopes
This is a list of lists of telescopes.
* List of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths
*List of astronomical observatories
*List of highest astronomical observatories
*List of large optical telescopes
* List of largest ...
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List of radio telescopes
This is a list of radio telescopes – over one hundred – that are or have been used for radio astronomy. The list includes both single dishes and interferometric arrays. The list is sorted by region, then by name; unnamed telescopes are in r ...
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List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
(mirrors)
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List of largest optical refracting telescopes
Refracting telescopes use a lens to focus light. The largest refracting telescope in the world is the Yerkes Observatory 40 inch (102 cm) refractor, used for astronomical and scientific observation for over a century. The Swedish 1-m S ...
(lenses)
References
External links
US Telescopes (1989)
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Lists of telescopes
Telescopes
A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally meaning only an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe ...
Optical telescopes
An optical telescope is a telescope that gathers and focuses light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to create a magnified image for direct visual inspection, to make a photograph, or to collect data through electr ...