List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
Here is a list of the largest optical
reflecting telescopes sorted by mirror diameter.
| Name
| Diameter
| Country/Sponsors
| Site
| Built
|
| Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC)
| 10.4 m
| Spain
| La Palma, Canary Islands
| 2005
|
| Keck 1
| 9.8 m
| USA
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii
| 1993
|
| Keck 2
| 9.8 m
| USA
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii
| 1996
|
| Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HEB)
| 9.2 m
| USA, Germany
| Mt Fowlkes, Texas
| 1997
|
| Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)
| 2x8.4 m
| Italy, USA, Germany
| Mt Graham, Arizona
| 2004
|
| Subaru (NLT)
| 8.3 m
| Japan
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii
| 1999
|
| VLT 1 (Antu)
| 8.2 m
| Europe
| Cerro Paranal, Chile
| 1998
|
| VLT 2 (Kueyen)
| 8.2 m
| Europe
| Cerro Paranal, Chile
| 1999
|
| VLT 3 (Melipal)
| 8.2 m
| Europe
| Cerro Paranal, Chile
| 2000
|
| VLT 4 (Yepun)
| 8.2 m
| Europe
| Cerro Paranal, Chile
| 2001
|
| Gemini North
| 8.1 m
| USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil
| Mauna Kea, Hawaii
| 1999
|
| Gemini South
| 8.1 m
| USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil
| Cerro PachÃÂón, Chile
| 2001
|
| Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT)
| 6.5 m
| USA
| Mt Hopkins, Arizona
| 1999
|
| Magellan
| 6.5 m
| USA
| Las Campanas, Chile
| 1998
|
| BTA-6
| 6 m
| Russia
| Mt Pastoukhov, Caucasus
| 1976
|
| LZT
| 6 m
| Canada, France
| Maple Ridge, British Columbia
| 2003
|
| Hale Telescope
| 5 m
| USA
| Mt Palomar, California
| 1948
|
| William Herschel Telescope
| 4.2 m
| UK, Netherlands, Spain
| La Palma, Canary Islands
| 1987
|
| SOAR
| 4.2 m
| USA, Brazil
|
| 2002
|