The 4m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) project results from a collaboration between Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES (ARIES), India, the Institute of Astrophysics and Geophysics (University of Liège, Belgium), the Universities of British Columbia, Laval, Montreal, Toronto, Victoria and York University. It is a zenith sky survey telescope run and managed by ARIES, an autonomous Institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The telescope is designed to perform deep photometric and astrometric surveys. It achieved the first light on 29th April, 2022 and, following a series of tests and corrections, was formally inaugurated on 21st March, 2023. The data obtained during the first commissioning phase in October-November 2022 is available for scientific use to the community. More details on the ILMT data policy and data access can be found in https://www.aries.res.in/facilities/astronomical-telescopes/ilmt. For any queries, please contact Dr. Kuntal Misra (kuntal@aries.res.in).
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-Kuntal Misra