Carlsberg Meridian Telescope
Part of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory. The Carlsberg Meridian Telescope is housed in the low building on the bottom left. | |
Observatory |
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory |
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Location(s) |
Spain |
Coordinates |
28°45′36″N 17°52′57″W / 28.75999°N 17.88243°WCoordinates: 28°45′36″N 17°52′57″W / 28.75999°N 17.88243°W |
First light |
May 1984 |
Decommissioned |
1 September 2013 |
Telescope style |
Optical telescope Refracting telescope |
Diameter |
17.8 cm (7.0 in) |
Focal length |
266 cm (8 ft 9 in) |
Website |
www |
Location of Carlsberg Meridian Telescope | |
The Carlsberg Meridian Telescope (formerly the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle) is located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in the Canary Islands. It is a meridian circle that is dedicated to carrying out high-precision optical astrometry. It is now decommissioned and its last night of observing was on 2013/09/01.
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