PHOTOS: World's Largest Telescope Unveiled

Friday, August 7, 2009 - 14:07 in Astronomy & Space

With a massive mirror 34 feet wide, the newly inaugurated Gran Telescopio Canarias in the Canary Islands is the largest optical observatory on Earth ... although it might not hold that title for long.

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