Inside, the two 8.4 meter diameter mirrors of the LBT really are side-by-side on a common mount, an arrangement mimicking the design of more modest optical equipment usually carried around the neck.

• 它是由两台平行排列在同一支架上的8.；4公尺口径望远镜所组成，设计的原始理念是借用自挂在一般人脖子上的双筒望远镜。