Thirty Meter Telescope

The Thirty Meter Telescope is a proposal for an extremely large telescope, intended to be built on , on the island of Hawai'i. Scientists have been considering ELTs since the mid 1980s.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Construction
  • Description: future observatory in the United States
  • Also known as: “TMT”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include W. M. Keck Observatory and Pu‘uwēkiu.

Observatory
The is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters near the summit of in the U.S. state of Hawaii. is situated 1 km southeast of Thirty Meter Telescope.

Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind .

Observatory
The is a 3.2-meter telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea Observatory in . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Thirty Meter Telescope.

Thirty Meter Telescope

Latitude
19.83244° or 19° 49′ 57″ north
Longitude
-155.48136° or 155° 28′ 53″ west
Open location code
73F6RGJ9+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 974144037
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­construction
Wiki­data ID
Q1067757
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Satellite Map

Discover Thirty Meter Telescope from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Thirty Meter Telescope” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “TMT”
  • Arabic: “مقراب الثلاثين مترا”
  • Asturian: “Telescopiu de Trenta Metros”
  • Chinese: “30米望远镜”
  • Chinese: “TMT”
  • Chinese: “三十米望远镜”
  • Chinese: “三十米望遠鏡”
  • Czech: “TMT”
  • Czech: “Třicetimetrový dalekohled”
  • Dutch: “Dertig meter telescoop”
  • Dutch: “Thirty Meter Telescope”
  • Dutch: “TMT”
  • Esperanto: “TMT”
  • Esperanto: “Tridek-Metra Teleskopo”
  • French: “Télescope de Trente Mètres”
  • French: “TMT”
  • German: “Dreißig-Meter-Teleskop”
  • German: “Thirty Meter Telescope”
  • German: “TMT”
  • Hebrew: “TMT”
  • Hebrew: “טלסקופ שלושים מטר”
  • Hindi: “TMT”
  • Hindi: “तीस मीटर टेलीस्कोप”
  • Hungarian: “Harminc méteres távcső”
  • Hungarian: “Thirty Meter Telescope”
  • Hungarian: “TMT”
  • Irish: “Teileascóp Tríocha Méadar”
  • Irish: “TMT”
  • Italian: “Telescopio da trenta metri”
  • Italian: “Thirty Meter Telescope”
  • Italian: “TMT”
  • Japanese: “30メートル望遠鏡”
  • Japanese: “TMT”
  • Japanese: “サーティー・メーター望遠鏡”
  • Korean: “30 미터 망원경”
  • Korean: “TMT”
  • Persian: “TMT”
  • Persian: “تلسکوپ سی متری”
  • Polish: “Teleskop trzydziestometrowy”
  • Polish: “Thirty Meter Telescope”
  • Polish: “TMT”
  • Portuguese: “Telescópio de Trinta Metros”
  • Portuguese: “TMT”
  • Russian: “TMT”
  • Russian: “Тридцатиметровый телескоп”
  • Serbian: “TMT”
  • Serbian: “Тридесет-метарски телескоп”
  • Slovak: “TMT”
  • Slovak: “Třicetimetrový dalekohled”
  • Slovenian: “TMT”
  • Slovenian: “Tridesetmetrski teleskop”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio de treinta metros”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio de Treinta Metros”
  • Spanish: “TMT”
  • Swedish: “Thirty Meter Telescope”
  • Swedish: “TMT”
  • Swedish: “Trettio meter teleskop”
  • Tamil: “TMT”
  • Tamil: “முப்பது மீட்டர் தொலைநோக்கி”
  • Ukrainian: “ТМТ”
  • Ukrainian: “Тридцятиметровий телескоп”

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