An artist’s impression of the Qitai 110-metre telescope, expected to take six years to complete in China’s western Xinjiang region. Photo: Handout
An artist’s impression of the Qitai 110-metre telescope, expected to take six years to complete in China’s western Xinjiang region. Photo: Handout
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China is building the world’s largest steerable telescope, called QTT

  • The giant eye on the sky will be able to point in any direction over the northern hemisphere when completed in about six years
  • Project led by the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory will help answer scientific questions and guide China’s space exploration

An artist’s impression of the Qitai 110-metre telescope, expected to take six years to complete in China’s western Xinjiang region. Photo: Handout
An artist’s impression of the Qitai 110-metre telescope, expected to take six years to complete in China’s western Xinjiang region. Photo: Handout
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