The optical telescope set up at Devasthal has assumed global importance for observing important cosmic explosive events such as Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae.
Important value additions
Devasthal is a mountain peak in Uttarakhand.
It is a world-class 3.6 m optical telescope.
It is Asia’s largest fully steerable optical telescope.
Set up by: Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous research institute of DST, with support from the Belgian government in 2016.
It will also be helpful for future optical facilities such as the Thirty Meter Telescope.
