List of large optical telescopes
Large reflectors and catadioptric
See List of largest optical reflecting telescopes for continuation of list to larger scopes

List of large optical telescopes

Section Title: Large reflectors and catadioptric
Table Section Text: See List of largest optical reflecting telescopes for continuation of list to larger scopes

Name	Image	Aperture	Mirror type	Nationality / Sponsors	Site	Built

Harlan J. Smith Telescope	107-inch at dusk.JPG	2.72 m (107 in)	Single	USA	McDonald Observatory, Texas, USA	1969

UBC-Laval LMT	2.65 m (104 in)	Liquid	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1992–

Shajn 2.6m "Crimean 102 in."	-	2.64 m (104 in)	Single	Crimean Astrophysical Obs., Russia/Ukraine	1961

VLT Survey Telescope (VST)	-	2.61 m (102.8 in)	Single	Italy + ESO countries	Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta Region, Chile	2007

BAO 2.6	2.6 m (102 in)	Single	Byurakan Astrophysical Obs., Mt. Aragatz, Armenia	1976

Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)	-	2.56 m (101 in)	Single	Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland	ORM, Canary Islands, Spain	1988

Isaac Newton Telescope (INT)	-	2.54 m (100 in)	Single	UK	ORM, Canary Islands, Spain (RGO, England, UK until '79)	1984

Irenee du Pont Telescope	-	2.54 m (100 in)	Single	USA	Las Campanas Observatory, Coquimbo Region, Chile	1976

Hooker 100-Inch Telescope	-	2.54 m (100 in)	Single	USA	Mt. Wilson Observatory, California, USA	1917

2,5	2.5 m (98.4 in)	Single	Russia	Caucasian mountain observatory [ru], Russia	2014

SOFIA	-	2.5 m (98.4 in)	Single	USA + Germany	Boeing 747SP (mobile, USA)	2007

Sloan DSS	2.5 m (98.4 in)	Single	USA	Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico, USA	1997

Hiltner Telescope	-	2.4 m (94.5 in)	Single	USA	MDM Observatory (Kitt Peak), Arizona, USA	1986

Thai National Telescope (TNT)	2.4 m (94.5 in)	Single	Thailand + SEAAN	Thai National Observatory, Doi Inthanon, Thailand	2013

Lijiang	2.4 m (94.5 in)	Single	China	Yunnan Astronomical Observatory, China	2008

Hubble (HST)	HST-SM4.jpeg	2.4 m (94.5 in)	Single	NASA+ESA	Low Earth orbit	1990

2.4-meter SINGLE Telescope	Magdalena Observatory.JPG	2.4 m (94.5 in)	Single	USA	Magdalena Ridge Observatory, New Mexico, USA	2006/2008

Automated Planet Finder	Automated Planet Finder Dome.JPG	2.4 m (94.5 in)	Single	USA	Lick Observatory, California, USA	2010

Vainu Bappu	2.34 m (92.1 in)	Single	India	Vainu Bappu Observatory, Tamil Nadu, India	1986

Aristarchos	2.3 m (90.6 in)	Single	ESO Countries+ Greece	National Observatory of Athens, Mt. Helmos, Greece	2004

WIRO 2.3	-	2.3 m (90.6 in)	Single IR	USA	Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Wyoming, USA	1977

ANU 2.3m ATT	2.3 m (90.6 in)	Single	Siding Spring Observatory, New South Wales, Australia	1984

Bok Telescope (90-inch)	-	2.3 m (90.6 in)	Single	USA	Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA	1969

University of Hawaii 2.2 m (UH88)	-	2.24 m (88.2 in)	Single	USA	Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, USA	1970

MPIA-ESO (ESO-MPI)	2.2 m (86.6 in)	Single	West Germany	La Silla Observatory, Coquimbo Region, Chile	1984

MPIA-CAHA 2.2m	Calar alto.JPG	2.2 m (86.6 in)	Single	West Germany	Calar Alto Observatory, Almería, Spain	1979

Xinglong 2.16m	2.16 m (85.0 in)	Single	PRC (China)	Xinglong, China	1989

Jorge Sahade 2.15m	Telescopio del Complejo astronomico el Leoncito-San Juan-ARG.JPG	2.15 m (84.6 in)	Single	Leoncito Astronomical Complex, San Juan Province, Argentina	1987

INAOE 2.12 (OAGH)	2.12 m (83.5 in)	Single	Mexico + USA	Guillermo Haro Observatory, Sonora, Mexico	1987

UNAM 2.12	-	2.12 m (83.5 in)	Single	National Astronomical Observatory, Baja California, Mexico	1979

Kitt Peak 2.1-meter	2.1 m (82.7 in)	Single	USA	Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA	1964

Otto Struve Telescope	-	2.08 m (81.9 in)	Single	USA	McDonald Observatory, Texas, USA	1939

T13 Automated Spectroscopic Telescope	2.06 m (81.1 in)	Single	USA (NASA, NSF, & TSU)	Fairborn Observatory, Arizona, USA	2003

Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT)	-	2.01 m (79.1 in)	Single	Indian Astronomical Observatory, India	2000

Alfred Jensch Teleskop	-	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	Ger	Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Germany	1960

Carl Zeiss Jena	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	Shamakhi Astrophysical Obs., Azerbaijan	1966

Ondřejov 2-m	-	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	Czechoslovakia	Ondřejov Observatory, Czech	1967

Ritchey-Chretien-Coude (RCC)	-	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	Bulgaria	Rozhen Observatory, Bulgaria	1984

Carl Zeiss Jena	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	Ukraine, Russia	Peak Terskol Observatory [ru], Russia	1995

Bernard Lyot Telescope	-	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	France	Pic du Midi Obs., France	1980

Liverpool Telescope	-	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	UK	ORM, Canary Islands, Spain	2003

Faulkes Telescope North	-	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	UK	Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, USA	2003

Faulkes Telescope South	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	UK	Siding Spring Observatory, New South Wales, Australia	2001

NAYUTA	2 m (78.7 in)	Single	Japan	Nishi-Harima Observatory, Hyogo, Japan	2004

MAGNUM	2 m (78.7 in)	Single IR	Japan	Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, USA	2001–2008

Fraunhofer-Teleskop	-	2 m (79 in)	Ger	Observatorium Wendelstein, Deutschland	2012

Sentence(s)

At the National Astronomical Observatory there is a 2.12 m telescope which was built in 1979 and is Mexico's largest optical telescope.

final_sentence: At the National Astronomical Observatory there is a 2.12 m telescope which was built in 1979 and is Mexico's largest optical telescope.