Did you know India got the world's first liquid-mirror telescope commissioned atop Devasthal, a hill in Uttarakhand.
Know what it is and how it is different from conventional telescopes
This telescope will help in surveying the sky, making it possible to observe several galaxies and other astronomical sources just by staring at the strip of sky that passes overhead.
It is Built by astronomers from India, Belgium and Canada
The novel instrument employs a 4-meter-diameter rotating mirror made up of a thin film of liquid mercury to collect and focus light.
It is located at an altitude of 2,450 metres at the Devasthal Observatory campus of ARIES, an autonomous institute under the DST, Government of India in Nainital