Faulkes Telescope North

Faulkes Telescope North
Faulkes Telescope North with zodiacal light in the background
Named after Dill Faulkes, Northern Hemisphere Edit this on Wikidata
Part of Faulkes Telescope Project Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s) Haleakalā Observatory, Haleakalā, Maui County, Hawaii
Coordinates 20°42′25″N 156°15′27″W
Organization Las Cumbres Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code F65 Edit this on Wikidata
Altitude 3,052 m (10,013 ft)
First light 2003 Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope style Ritchey–Chrétien telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Mounting altazimuth mount Edit this on Wikidata
Website www.faulkes-telescope.com
Faulkes Telescope North is located in Hawaii
Faulkes Telescope North
Location of Faulkes Telescope North
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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.

See also