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LBTB
The LBTB, or LBT Beteiligungsgesellschaft, is a community of five research institutes in Germany that are taking part in the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) project.
The five institutes are:
- MPIA – Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg
- MPE – Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching
- MPIfR – Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn
- AIP – Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
- LSW – Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl
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The LBTB covers 25% of the total cost of the LBT and in return, receives 25% of the available observing time. Apart from the cash contributions, the LBTB provides the two near-infrared spectrographs LUCIFER 1 and 2 the interferometric beam combiner LINC-NIRVANA the high-resolution PEPSI, spectrograph as well as the Acquisition, Guiding- and Wavefront-sensing units (AGW). |
| The unofficial LBTB logo, cast into one of the cores of the second primary mirror (LBTB was not yet a partner when the first casting mold was assembled). |
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Verantwortlich / Responsible: Roland Gredel & Johannes Schmidt
Letzte Änderung / Last updated: 1. Februar 2008 |
