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List of largest optical reflecting telescopes

Here is a list of the largest optical reflecting telescopes sorted by mirror diameter.

Name	Diameter	Country	Site	Built
CTC[?]	10.4 m	Spain	Canary Islands	2003
Keck 1	9.8 m	USA	Mauna Kea[?], Hawaii	1993
Keck 2	9.8 m	USA	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1996
Hobby-Eberly Telescope[?] (HEB)	9.2 m	USA, Germany	Mt Fowlkes, USA[?]	1997
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)	2x8.4 m	Italy, USA, Germany	Mt Graham, USA[?]	2004
Subaru (NLT)	8.3 m	Japan	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1999
VLT 1 (Antu)	8.2 m	Europe	Cerro Paranal[?], Chile	1998
VLT 2 (Kueyen)	8.2 m	Europe	Cerro Paranal, Chile	1999
VLT 3 (Melipal)	8.2 m	Europe	Cerro Paranal, Chile	2000
VLT 4 (Yepun)	8.2 m	Europe	Cerro Paranal, Chile	2001
Gemini[?] North	8.1 m	USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	1999
Gemini South	8.1 m	USA, UK, Canada, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Brazil	Cerro Pachón, Chile	2001
Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT)	6.5 m	USA	Mt Hopkins, USA[?]	1999
Magellan	6.5 m	USA	Las Campanas[?], Chile	1998
BTA-6[?]	6 m	Russia	Mt Pastoukhov, Caucasus[?]	1976
LZT[?]	6 m	Canada, France	Maple Ridge[?], British Columbia	2003
Hale Telescope[?]	5 m	USA	Mt Palomar, USA[?]	1948
William Herschel Telescope[?]	4.2 m	UK, Netherlands, Spain	Canary Islands	1987
SOAR[?]	4.2 m	USA, Brazil		2002

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