Observatory Design
The TMT began in the 1990s as the California Extremely Large Telescope, and due to a positive response continued to be developed. The project changed its name to Thirty Meter Telescope in 2003-4 as the scope of development partners evolved, including a merger with the Canadian VLOT project and the GSMT.
A description of the TMT Observatory design can be found in the TMT Construction Proposal (2007).
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