Located in Arizona's Pinaleno Mountains at an altitude of about 7,545 feet, the Large Binocular Telescope operates under an international collaboration between the U.S., Italy, and Germany.
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Arizona's Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) features two twin 8.4-meter telescopes with a combined view of 11.8 meters. In 2017, astronomers used the LBT to glimpse the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (a ...