_at_sunrise.jpg')) Bernard Lyot at sunrise | |
| Location(s) | France  |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′47″N 0°11′48″W / 42.9131°N 0.1967°W |
| Altitude | 2,877 m (9,439 ft) |
| Telescope style | optical telescope |
| Diameter | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Website | www |
)  Location of Bernard Lyot Telescope | |
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Underneath mirror inside
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Pic du Midi de Bigorre Observatory, with the Bernard Lyot on the far left
The Bernard Lyot Telescope (Téléscope Bernard Lyot, or TBL) is a 2 m Cassegrain telescope operating in the visible domain, since 1980. It is located at 2877 m elevation on the Pic du Midi in the French Pyrenees. Since 2007, the Bernard Lyot Telescope is housing an echelle spectropolarimeter NARVAL, allowing astronomers to probe stellar magnetic fields to an exquisite sensitivity.
See also
- List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century
External links
Media related to Bernard Lyot Telescope at Wikimedia Commons
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