Giant Magellan Telescope FAQs Answered by Experts

Your most frequently asked questions about the Giant Magellan Telescope answered by the experts that are building it. Skip ahead to the topics that interest you most:

00:30 What science are you most excited about when Giant Magellan Telescope comes online? – Rebecca Bernstein, Chief Scientist

1:19 Where is the Giant Magellan Telescope being built and what are the benefits of this location? – Francisco Figueroa, Site Operations Manager

1:59 What kind of enclosure is needed for the Giant Magellan Telescope? – Bruce Bigelow, Site, Enclosure, and Facilities Manager

3:05 What is the mirror simulator and what testing will be conducted with it to ensure success in building the Giant Magellan Telescope? – Barbra Fischer, Primary Mirror Subsystem Manager

3:52 How will an astronomer get time on the telescope? – Bob Goodrich, Observatory Scientist

4:25 What are the seismic challenges faced with the Giant Magellan Telescope and what is being done to mitigate these challenges? – Dave Ashby, Project Engineer

5:27 How does the size of the Giant Magellan Telescope design challenges? – George Angeli, Former Project Systems Engineer

6:06 What is the Giant Magellan telescope mount? – William Burgett, Deputy Project Manager

7:29 Why do we need bigger telescopes? – James Fanson, Former Project Manager

For more information about the Giant Magellan Telescope, visit https://www.giantmagellan.org/.

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