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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 {{convert|2|m|in|abbr=on}} f/10 [[Ritchey-Chrétien telescope]]. |
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 {{convert|2|m|in|abbr=on}} f/10 [[Ritchey-Chrétien telescope]]. |
Latest revision as of 22:48, 24 December 2023
Alternative names | FTN |
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Named after | Dill Faulkes, Northern hemisphere |
Part of | Faulkes Telescope Project |
Location(s) | Haleakalā Observatory, Haleakalā, Maui County, Hawaii |
Coordinates | 20°42′25″N 156°15′27″W / 20.707°N 156.25753°W |
Organization | Las Cumbres Observatory |
Observatory code | F65 |
Altitude | 3,052 m (10,013 ft) |
First light | 2003 |
Telescope style | Ritchey–Chrétien telescope |
Diameter | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Mounting | altazimuth mount |
Website | www |
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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.
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Faulkes Telescope Project website
- LCOGT - The organisation which owns and operates the Faulkes Telescopes