International Liquid Mirror Telescope

Liquid Mirror Telescope, Uttarakhand is a 4-meter telescope in Uttarakhand. It is the first liquid-mirror telescope for astronomy in the world and the largest liquid-mirror telescope in Asia.

History
On 2 June 2022, the telescope saw its first light. On 12 June 2022, it came online. On 21 June 2022, it became ready to observe. On 21 March 2023, it was inaugurated by Jitendra Singh.

Mechanism
The telescope uses elemental mercury as its mirror surface. The mercury is rotated about the axis of the telescope, and due to centrifugal force, takes a parabolic shape to focus incoming light.