Giant Magellan Telescope Consortium releases video of inaugural summit

Watch a full recording of the summit here.

On April 14, during International Dark Sky Week, scientists and engineers across the International Giant Magellan Telescope Consortium convened virtually for a 1-hour livestream offering a front-row view into the progress and future of one of the world’s most ambitious scientific projects: the Giant Magellan Telescope.

Experts offered a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering, science, and international collaboration driving the observatory toward first light in the 2030s, with an opportunity to ask questions directly to the team building the telescope.

Viewers met the GMT’s new president, Daniel Jaffe, and heard his vision for the next phase of the telescope, including plans to complete the National Science Foundation’s Major Facilities Final Design Phase. The summit also offered updates on expanding international partnership and contributions to the project.