Faulkes Telescope North

The Faulkes Telescope North is a clone of the Liverpool Telescope, and is located at Haleakala Observatory in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is a 2 m (79 in) f/10 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope.

Faulkes Telescope North
Faulkes Telescope North with zodiacal light in the background
Alternative namesFTN Edit this at Wikidata
Named afterDill Faulkes, Northern hemisphere Edit this on Wikidata
Part ofFaulkes Telescope Project Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Haleakalā Observatory, Haleakalā, Maui County, Hawaii
Coordinates20°42′25″N 156°15′27″W / 20.707°N 156.25753°W / 20.707; -156.25753 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationLas Cumbres Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code F65 Edit this on Wikidata
Altitude3,052 m (10,013 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
First light2003 Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope styleRitchey–Chrétien telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter2 m (6 ft 7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
Mountingaltazimuth mount Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.faulkes-telescope.com Edit this at Wikidata
Faulkes Telescope North is located in Hawaii
Faulkes Telescope North
Location of Faulkes Telescope North
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The telescope is owned and operated by LCOGT. This telescope and its sister telescope Faulkes Telescope South are used by research and education groups around the globe. The Faulkes Telescope Project is one such group which provides observing time (awarded by LCOGT) for educational projects for UK schools and amateur astronomers.

In 2013, it imaged the defunct Herschel Space Observatory.[1]

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