Carlsberg Meridian Telescope

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
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Coordinates 28°45′36″N 17°52′57″W / 28.75999°N 17.88243°W / 28.75999; -17.88243Coordinates: 28°45′36″N 17°52′57″W / 28.75999°N 17.88243°W / 28.75999; -17.88243
First light May 1984
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Decommissioned 1 September 2013
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Telescope style optical telescope
refracting telescope
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Diameter 17.8 cm (7.0 in)[1]
Focal length 266 cm (8.73 ft) [1]
Website www.ast.cam.ac.uk/ioa/research/cmt/
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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Carlsberg Meridian Telescope". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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