Liverpool Telescope

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Liverpool Telescope
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Part ofRoque de los Muchachos Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Spain Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates28°45′44″N 17°52′45″W / 28.76234°N 17.87925°W / 28.76234; -17.87925Coordinates: 28°45′44″N 17°52′45″W / 28.76234°N 17.87925°W / 28.76234; -17.87925 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationLiverpool John Moores University Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code J13 Edit this on Wikidata
Altitude2,363 m (7,753 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Telescope styleoptical telescope
reflecting telescope
robotic telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter2 m (6 ft 7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
Websitetelescope.livjm.ac.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Liverpool Telescope is located in Canary Islands
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The Liverpool Telescope (LT) is a two-metre-aperture[a] 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]

The telescope had first light in 2003,[2] and is the brainchild and property of Liverpool John Moores University.

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The RCS has a rapid-response capability where it will often automatically interrupt regular observations to slew (shift) to observe short-lived events with higher priority, such as gamma-ray bursts.

The LT is one of the largest robotic telescopes in the world[3] and was built by a subsidiary [b] set up by Liverpool John Moores University who own and masterminded it. It is operated (maintained) by the Astrophysics Research Institute, partly funded by the UK's STFC. It is at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma.

Along with the Faulkes Telescope North and South, it is available for use by school children around the world over the internet. The registration and time allocation for the LT is organised by the National Schools Observatory.[4]

The Liverpool Telescope is one of the primary players in the Heterogeneous Telescope Networks Consortium, a global collaboration between major research groups in the field of robotic telescopes which seeks a standard for communication between remote telescopes, telescope users, and other scientific resources.

Plans for an improved version, the Liverpool Telescope 2, are underway.[5]

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Notes and references[]

Notes
  1. ^ 6.6-foot in imperial terms
  2. ^ Telescope Technologies Limited
References
  1. ^ "Liverpool Telescope – Robotic Systems". Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  2. ^ Leverington, David (2017). Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521899932.
  3. ^ "Robot telescope is world's largest". 4 August 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Telescope – National Schools Observatory".
  5. ^ Copperwheat, C. M.; Steele, I. A.; Barnsley, R. M. (1 March 2015). "Liverpool telescope 2: a new robotic facility for rapid transient follow-up". Experimental Astronomy. 39 (1): 119–165. arXiv:1410.1731. Bibcode:2015ExA....39..119C. doi:10.1007/s10686-015-9447-0. S2CID 54641125.

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