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The '''3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope''' is a clear-aperture [[Ritchey–Chrétien telescope]] built by [[Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences]] (ARIES) and is located at the [[Devasthal Observatory]] site near [[Nainital]], [[Uttarakhand]], India. ARIES operates another 1.3m telescope at the same location. The telescope was activated remotely on 31 March 2016 by Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and Belgian Prime Minister [[Charles Michel]] from Brussels. The telescope optics has been built in collaboration with the Belgian firm Advanced Mechanical and Optical System (AMOS).<br />
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The 3.6m DOT is currently the largest reflecting telescope in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|title='Remote Technical Activation' of the 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope at Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138446|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref> The telescope intends to fill a large longitudinal gap in the 4m class of telescopes in the Asia region. The telescope features an optical spectrograph, a CCD imager and a near-infrared spectrograph. The telescope is also the first of its kind in India that features an [[adaptive optics|active optics]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sagar|first1=Ram|editor3-first=Helen J|editor3-last=Hall|editor2-first=Roberto|editor2-last=Gilmozzi|editor1-first=Larry M|editor1-last=Stepp|title=Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV |volume=8444|pages=84441T|doi=10.1117/12.925634|arxiv=1304.2474|chapter=New optical telescope projects at Devasthal Observatory|series=Proceedings of the SPIE|year=2012|bibcode=2012SPIE.8444E..1TS|s2cid=119272065}}</ref> system, featuring a wavefront sensor and pneumatic actuators which compensates for small distortions in the shape of the 4.3 tonne mirror due to gravity or atmospheric aberrations.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences]]<br />
* [[List of largest optical reflecting telescopes]]<br />
* [[Lists of telescopes]]<br />
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