The Giant Magellan Telescope: Artist's View

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert. It will be one of the largest on Earth when it is completed in 2018.

The Giant Magellan Telescope: Artist's View

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert. The 82-foot (24.5-meter) telescope will be one of the largest on Earth when it is completed in 2018.

The Giant Magellan Telescope: Artist's View

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert. The 82-foot (24.5-meter) telescope will consist of six smaller, circular mirrors and feature an advanced adaptive optics system. It will be one of the largest on Earth when it is completed in 2018.

The Giant Magellan Telescope: Artist's View

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert. The 82-foot (24.5-meter) telescope will consist of six smaller, circular mirrors and feature an advanced adaptive optics system. It will be one of the largest on Earth when it is completed in 2018.

The Giant Magellan Telescope: Artist's View

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert. The 82-foot (24.5-meter) telescope will be one of the largest on Earth when it is completed in 2018.

Giant New Telescope Gets $50 Million In Funding

An illustration of the planned Giant Magellan Telescope to be built at Las Campanas Observatory near La Serena, Chile by 2018.

The Giant Magellan Telescope: Artist's View

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert. The 82-foot (24.5-meter) telescope will consist of six smaller, circular mirrors and feature an advanced adaptive optics system. It will be one of the largest on Earth when it is completed in 2018.

Gallery: The Giant Magellan Telescope Envisioned in Chile

Date: 23 March 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET
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