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The '''[[University of British Columbia|UBC]] Liquid-Mirror Observatory''' was made in 1995 for testing of [[Liquid mirror telescope|liquid-mirror telescope]] technology.  It is located not far from the [[University of British Columbia]], at a distance convenient for students to use, but far enough from [[Vancouver]] that [[light pollution|city lights]] do not drown the starlight.
[[Image:Tican Observatory con2001.jpg|256px|right|thumb|The [[University of British Columbia|UBC]] Liquid-Mirror Observatory is similar to this one, the Tican Observatory]]

== Liquid-mirror telescope ==

The UBC Liquid-Mirror Observatory uses a [[liquid mirror telescope]], which is a [[reflecting telescope]] that uses a pool of [[mercury (element)|mercury]] to produce a high [[image resolution|resolution]] [[image]].

The UBC Liquid-Mirror Observatory's telescope uses a simple design, which can be seen [http://www.astro.ubc.ca/LMT/lzt/index.html#design here].

== References ==
* [http://www.astro.ubc.ca/LMT/ LMT web site at UBC]

== See also ==
* [[Large Zenith Telescope]]

[[Category:Telescopes]]