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
Named afterDill Faulkes, Northern Hemisphere 
Part ofHaleakalā Observatory 
Location(s)Maui County, Hawaii
Coordinates20°42′25″N 156°15′27″W
OrganizationLas Cumbres Observatory 
Observatory code F65 
Altitude3,052 m (10,013 ft)
First light2003 
Telescope styleCassegrain reflector
optical telescope
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope 
Diameter2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Mountingaltazimuth mount 
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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