Observatory with high powered telescope for astronomy

Telescopes

SCHOTT’s expertise and experience in telescope optics means that some of the planet’s most fascinating scientific projects rely on our products to achieve breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe. This is demonstrated by our involvement in the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) project in Chile.

Mirror substrates

The demand for special telescope mirror substrate materials ignited the popularity of SCHOTT glass-ceramics more than 50 years ago. Ever since, special glass and glass-ceramic innovations have been developing alongside the latest technology in telescope optics.

Instrument optics

Telescopes demand materials with high refractive index homogeneity to enable extremely high resolution imagery. SCHOTT offers a top quality product portfolio of more than 120 optical glasses, with special materials, lenses and components specifically manufactured for this high-precision application.