Liverpool Telescope
Telescope at Garafía, La Palma, the Canary Islands, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Liverpool Telescope (LT) is a two-metre-aperture[lower-alpha 1] robotic Ritchey–Chrétien telescope that observes autonomously (without human intervention). However professional astronomers, school groups and other credible registered users submit specifications to be considered by its robotic control system (RCS) at any time using an online graphical user interface. Each night the RCS decides among these choices, and among any notified or glimpsed transient events, what to observe, based on target visibility and weather conditions.[1]
Part of | Roque de los Muchachos Observatory |
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Location(s) | Garafía, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
Coordinates | 28°45′44″N 17°52′45″W |
Organization | Liverpool John Moores University |
Observatory code | J13 |
Altitude | 2,363 m (7,753 ft) |
Telescope style | Ritchey–Chrétien telescope robotic telescope |
Diameter | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Website | telescope |
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The telescope had first light in 2003,[2] and is the brainchild and property of Liverpool John Moores University.