The largest optical telescope in the world as of 2009 to use a non-segmented single-mirror as its primary mirror is the 8. 2 m ( 8. 7 yards ) Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located in Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii since 1997 ; however, this is not the largest diameter single mirror in a telescope, the U. S ./ German / Italian Large Binocular Telescope has two 8. 4 m ( 9. 2 yards ) mirrors ( which can be used together for interferometric mode ).

Large pangolins can extend their tongues as much as, with a diameter of only.

Large trees may exceed 36 m ( 120 ft ) in height and 1. 6 m ( 5 ft ) diameter.

Paranal Observatory, home of the Very Large Telescope, a cluster of four large ( 8. 2 meter diameter ) telescopes.

Large diameter bullets provide more stability, as the larger radius provides more gyroscopic inertia, while long bullets are harder to stabilize, as they tend to be very backheavy and the aerodynamic pressures have a longer " lever " to act on.

* Very Large Telescope, a system of four large ( 8. 2 meter diameter ) optical telescopes organized in an array formation, located in northern Chile

The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope ( OWL ) was a conceptual design by the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) organization for an extremely large telescope, which was intended to have a single aperture of 100 meters in diameter.

Because of the complexity and cost of building a telescope of this unprecedented size, ESO has elected to focus on the 39-meter diameter European Extremely Large Telescope instead.

However, the projected cost ( of around € 1. 5 billion ) was uncomfortably high, and the ESO is now working on a smaller European Extremely Large Telescope around 39 m in diameter.

Large number of small diameter tubes leading to good convective heat transfer.

Large diameter copper wire can and does replace aluminum wire where high current carrying capacity is needed or where there are problems with complex geometry.

Large naval guns will have length to diameter ratios of 38: 1 to 50: 1.

Large snags (≥ 9 inches diameter at breast height (≥ 22. 9 cm )) did not have an effect on nesting success.

Sag DEG is roughly 10, 000 light-years in diameter, and is currently about 70, 000 light-years from Earth, travelling in a polar orbit at a distance of about 50, 000 light-years from the core of the Milky Way ( about 1 / 3 the distance of the Large Magellanic Cloud ).

The Mirror Lab is currently working on the 8. 4 meter diameter primary / tertiary mirror for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, and has started work on 2 of the 7 off-axis primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope.

As of 2006, there are design projects underway for gigantic alt-az telescopes: the Thirty Metre Telescope, and the 100 m diameter Overwhelmingly Large Telescope

Large hail to 2. 5 cm diameter has also been reported within the area.

The Southern African Large Telescope ( SALT ) is a 66m < sup > 2 </ sup > area optical telescope with a nominally 9. 2 meter aperture but up to about 77mx ~ 9. 8 m diameter aperture, and designed mainly for spectroscopy.

A future major capability for the US system is an Extremely Large Telescope with diameter up to 30 meters.

Large central patterns result in a penalty proportional to the diameter of the central pattern.

* Large diameter hose, a type of fire hose

Large cruise ships and oil tankers may have radomes over 3m in diameter covering antennas for broadband transmissions for television, voice, data, and the Internet, while recent developments allow similar services from smaller installations such as the 85 cm motorised dish used in the ASTRA2Connect Maritime Broadband system.

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The 1966-72 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory missions demonstrated the important role space-based observations could play in astronomy, and 1968 saw the development by NASA of firm plans for a space-based reflecting telescope with a mirror 3 m in diameter, known provisionally as the Large Orbiting Telescope or Large Space Telescope ( LST ), with a launch slated for 1979.

Large coal deposits were discovered under the Green, after borings performed in 1821-1822 and although the City's Superintendent of Work recommended mining, the town council voted against it.

Large injection-molded letters are also available for sign installations.

Large planes juxtaposed with other large planes tend to assert themselves as independent shapes, and to the extent that they are flat, they also assert themselves as silhouettes ; ;

The saucers are of two kinds: Large saucers fire in random directions, while small saucers aim at the player's ship.

Large oil reserves are a major contributor to the economy.

Large numbers of internally displaced persons have been unable to produce their own food and are largely dependent on international humanitarian assistance.

Large burning lens are sometimes made as Fresnel lenses, similar to lighthouse lenses, including for use in solar furnaces.

Large fixed-blade utility knives are most often employed in an outdoors context, such as fishing, camping, or hunting.

Large, flat, flexible, green leaves are called foliage leaves.

Large beaks were found on the islands where the primary source of food for the finches are nuts and therefore the large beaks allowed the birds to be better equipped for opening the nuts and staying well nourished.

Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden, since the British A. vulgaris was joined by other European and North American varieties.

Large swaths of the city's residential areas away from the lake are characterized by brick bungalows built from the early 20th century through the end of World War II.

Large class actions brought in federal court frequently are consolidated for pre-trial purposes through the device of multidistrict litigation ( MDL ).

Large engines are usually multicylinder to reduce pulsations from individual firing strokes, with more than one piston attached to a complex crankshaft.

Large crucifixes high across the central axis of a church are known by the Old English term rood.

Large as these sums are, the scientific seal of approval would be worth far more to anyone whose claims could be authenticated.

Large modern multiscreen cinemas are located across suburban Dublin.

Large and medium marine engines are started with compressed air directly applied to the pistons.

At a meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society in Britain, a team from University of Queensland described 40 unknown " dwarf " galaxies in this constellation ; follow-up observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope revealed that ultra compact dwarfs are much smaller than previously known dwarf galaxies, about across.

Large versions of the war flag flown on the warships of countries ' navies are known as battle ensigns.

Large institutional investors such as hedge funds are more likely to pursue event-driven investing strategies than traditional equity investors because they have the expertise and resources to analyze corporate transactional events for investment opportunities.

Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and Western Australia.

Large modern cattle, dairy, and poultry farms are under construction.

Large radio telescopes scan the intensity in the sky of particular frequencies of electromagnetic radiation which are characteristic of certain molecules ' spectra.