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 with zodiacal light in the background | |
| Named after | Dill Faulkes, Northern Hemisphere  |
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| Part of | Haleakalā Observatory |
| Location(s) | Maui County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 20°42′25″N 156°15′27″W |
| Organization | Las Cumbres Observatory |
| Observatory code | F65 |
| Altitude | 3,052 m (10,013 ft) |
| First light | 2003 |
| Telescope style | Cassegrain reflector optical telescope Ritchey–Chrétien telescope |
| Diameter | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Mounting | altazimuth 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]
References
External links
- Faulkes Telescope Project website
- LCOGT - The organisation which owns and operates the Faulkes Telescopes
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