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

Faulkes Telescope North with zodiacal light in the background
Named after	Dill Faulkes, Northern Hemisphere
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]

See also

• List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
• Faulkes Telescope South
• Liverpool Telescope

References

External links

• Faulkes Telescope Project website
• LCOGT - The organisation which owns and operates the Faulkes Telescopes

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