A worldwide network of robotic telescopes 0.4m, 1m and 2m in diameter
spread over 6 sites
Since January 2010, the students of the workshop make images with robotic telescopes
These are the two "FAULKES" 2m diameter telescopes located in Hawaii (Haleakala) and Australia (Siding Spring), these telescopes are controlled by the Internet after learning on a simulator and translation of the instructions in French!
The "Faulkes Telescope North" FTN, MPC code F65
20° 42' 27" N
156° 15' 22" O
3055m
The FTN at sunset over the sea of clouds
The "Faulkes Telescope South" FTS, MPC code E10
31° 16' 2'" S
149° 04' 13" E
1149m
The FTS in the wooded hills of New South Wales
And since September 2014, the network allows us to use 9 new robotic telescopes 1m in diameter, located in Australia, South Africa, Chile and USA
The first T 1m in Texas, installed at the McDonald Observatory in April 2012
MPC code V37
30° 40' 12?N
104° 1' 12?W
2070m
Then the three T 1m in Chile, installed at the Cerro Tololo in October 2012
MPC code W85, W86, W87
30° 10' 2.64"S
70° 48' 17.28"W
2198m
Then the three T 1m in South Africa, installed in Sutherland in February 2013
MPC code K91, K92, K93
32° 22' 48?S
20° 48' 36?E
1460m
Finally the two T 1m in Australia, installed on the site of the FTS in May 2013
MPC code Q63, Q64
31° 16' 23.88?S
149° 4' 15.6?E
1149m
link to Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
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