Large binocular telescope achieves first binocular light

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This is the first of three LBT first binocular light images taken Jan. 11 and Jan. 12. It shows a false-color rendition of the spiral galaxy NGC 2770. This image combines ultraviolet and green light which enhances the clumpy regions of newly formed h ...
This is the first of three LBT first binocular light images taken Jan. 11 and Jan. 12. It shows a false-color rendition of the spiral galaxy NGC 2770. This image combines ultraviolet and green light, which enhances the clumpy regions of newly formed hot stars in the spiral arms. Credit: Large Binocular Camera team, Rome Observatory

The Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, Ariz., has taken celestial images using its twin side-by-side, 8.4-meter (27.6 foot) primary mirrors together, achieving first "binocular" light.


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