Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
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Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes | |
The WHT (left), INT (second from right) and JKT (far right). Also shown is the Dutch Open Telescope, the Carlsberg Meridian Telescope and the Swedish Solar Telescope. |
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Telescopes | |
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William Herschel Telescope: | Optical |
Isaac Newton Telescope: | Optical |
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope: | Optical |
NWO: | |
IAC: |
The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes or ING operates the WHT, INT and JKT optical telescopes for PPARC, the NWO and the IAC. The telescopes are located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands.
These telescopes were formerly under the control of the Royal Greenwich Observatory before UK (Labour) government cutbacks in 1998.