The project resembles an Earth-bound James Webb Space Telescope.
Peking University wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the gap in astronomy capabilities with the rest of the world.with an aperture of 19.7 feet by 2024; the mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet by 2030. The project, which in English is called the Expanding Aperture Segmented Telescope , is being led by Peking University.
The telescope"will greatly improve China's observation capabilities in optical astronomy," according to a Peking University
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