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Michael A. Stecker
Places Index Astronomical Sites:
Faulkes Telescope
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The Faulkes Telescope project
funded by The Faulkes Corporation has made available a 2-meter
telescope for schools, museums and amateur astronomers. The telescope
located atop 10,000 ft Mt. Haleakala
in Maui Hawaii is one of the New Generation of Astronomical
Telescopes (NGAT) designed by the Royal Greenwich Observatory prior to
its closure. The design has been taken up by Telescope Technologies
Limited (TTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Moores University (JMU)
in Liverpool. Further information regarding the telescope, CCD
and requirements for use can be found at:
http://www.faulkes-telescope.com/ http://www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/faulkes.html |
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Below is an image of
the "Turtle Nebula"
taken with the Faulkes Telescope by British amateur astrophotographer Nik
Szymanek |
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