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Name: carol r fisher
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Where is the biggest telescope in the world?

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I would have to guess. So why don't you try looking under "telescopes" or "astronomy" in your favorite encyclopedia?

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The Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii is one of the largest with an effective primary mirror diameter of 400 in. Palomar in CA with a mirror of 200 in. was the largest for many years until the Russians built one slightly larger.

Hawley

Check out this link, for a listing of telescopes. According to the site, it is the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) in the Canary Islands.

http://astro.nineplanets.org/bigeyes.html

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