Browsing: Large Millimeter Telescope

The Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) is a major astronomical observatory that features one of the world’s largest and most sensitive single-dish millimeter-wavelength telescopes. Located on the summit of Volcán Sierra Negra in Puebla, Mexico, at an altitude of 4600 meters, the LMT was developed as a collaborative project between Mexico, through the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), and the United States, through the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It began operations in 2006. The telescope’s primary mirror measures 50 meters in diameter, providing exceptional capabilities for observing the universe at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. This allows astronomers to study phenomena such as the formation of planetary systems, the structure and evolution of galaxies, and the dynamics of the early universe under conditions that are opaque to optical telescopes.