In Uttrakahnd, Asia's largest and first of its kind optical telescope, ARIES will be unveiled today remotely from Belgium by Prime Minister Narender Modi at Devasthal in Nainital District .<br/><br/>Around 4 pm from Belgium, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remotely activate the Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences (Aries) telescope along with Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel. The optical telescope's mirror has a 3.6 m diameter and it will unexplore the astronomical event which has not been seen yet.<br/><br/>It will also help research of star structures and magnetic field structures of stars. Aries telescope has been collaborative effort between Indian, and Belgian scientists. The telescope has been located at a height of 2,500 metres at devasthal in Nainital district.
News On AIR | March 30, 2016 1:33 PM
PM to unveil Asia's largest optical telescope from Belgium at Nainital