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  1. Isaac Newton Telescope - Wikipedia

    • The Isaac Newton Telescope or INT is a 2.54 m (100 in) optical telescope run by the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands since 1984. Originally the INT was situated at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England, which was the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory after it moved away fro… See more

    Summary Background up to 1979

    The United States gifted a 98-inch mirror in 1949 to the United Kingdom. (In a telescope this could establish the 3rd largest … See more

    Technical detail since 1984

    The La Palma INT is a Cassegrain telescope, with a 2.54 m (100 in) diameter primary mirror and a focal length of 8.36 m (329 in). The mirror weighs 4361 kg (9614 lb), and is supported by a polar disc/fork type equat… See more

    Map of Isaac Newton Telescope
    Built1967–1984
    Alternative namesIsaac Newton Telescope 2.5m
    Location(s)La Palma, Atlantic Ocean, international waters
    HARPS3

    The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher 3 (HARPS3) is a high resolution Echelle-type spectrograph that will be installed onto the telescope and aims to start observations in 2024. It is being built as part of t… See more

    See also

    Isaac Newton
    Newton's reflector (a reflector made by Isaac Newton in the 1600s)
    Newtonian telescope (a telescope design)… See more

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