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    Asiaā€™s largest 4 meter International Liquid

    Mirror Telescope was unveiled at Devasthal, Uttarakhand. The ILMT employs a rotating mirror made up of a thin layer of liquid mercury which collects and focus light.The Telescope was built and designed by______________
    A Indian Space Research Organisation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Indian Institute of Astrophysics Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems Corporation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Indian Institute of Science Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

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    The ILMT employs a 4-meter-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin layer of liquid mercury, to collect and focus light.The ILMT is designed to survey the strip of the sky passing overhead each night, allowing it to detect transient or variable celestial objects such as supernovae, gravitational lenses, space debris, and asteroids. While scanning the strip of the sky every night, the telescope will generate nearly 10-15 Gigabytes of data.

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