Faulkes Telescope North

The Faulkes Telescope North is a clone of the Liverpool Telescope, and is located at Haleakala Observatory in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is a 2 m (79 in) f/10 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope.

Faulkes Telescope North

Exterior of the Faulkes Telescope North facility
Alternative names	FTN
Named after	Dill Faulkes
Part of	Las Cumbres Observatory
Location(s)	Haleakalā Observatory, Haleakalā, Maui County, Hawaii
Coordinates	20°42′25″N 156°15′27″W
Organization	Las Cumbres Observatory
Altitude	3,052 m (10,013 ft)
First light	2003
Telescope style	Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
Diameter	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Website	lco.global/observatory/telescopes/faulkes-telescope-north/
Location of Faulkes Telescope North
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The telescope is owned and operated by LCOGT. This telescope and its sister telescope Faulkes Telescope South are used by research and education groups around the globe. The Faulkes Telescope Project is one such group which provides observing time (awarded by LCOGT) for educational projects for UK schools and amateur astronomers.

In 2013, it imaged the defunct Herschel Space Observatory.^[1]

See also

• List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
• Faulkes Telescope South
• Liverpool Telescope