The Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of the world's most advance ground-based telescopes once it is completed, but for now the challenge is to turn the finalized design for it's rotating enclosure ...

ROCKFORD, Ill., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. today announced the start of manufacturing and assembly of the largest telescope ...

ROCKFORD, IL — August 28, 2024 — The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. today announced the start of manufacturing and assembly of the largest telescope mount built in ...

When complete, the mount will be shipped to the Giant Magellan Telescope site in Chile for reassembly.

The giant mount will ultimately be shipped to Chile and then reassembled, where it will support the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) and its 25.4 meter diameter primary mirror made up of seven ...

on Rockford's west side. It will be custom crafted to accommodate the Giant Magellan Telescope, which officials have said will be the largest Gregorian optical-infrared telescope in history ...