Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
Part of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, including the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes. The William Herschel Telescope is the large dome on the left, the Isaac Newton Telescope is located second from the right, and the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope is located on the far right.
Organization
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council Edit this on Wikidata
LocationSpain
Coordinates28°45′43″N 17°52′40″W / 28.762055555556°N 17.877638888889°W / 28.762055555556; -17.877638888889
Websitewww.ing.iac.es
Telescopes
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes is located in Canary Islands
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
Location of Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes or ING consists of three optical telescopes: the William Herschel Telescope, the Isaac Newton Telescope, and the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope, operated by a collaboration between the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Dutch NWO and the Spanish IAC. The telescopes are located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Knapan, J. H.; Beckman, J. E.; Shlosman, I.; Mahoney, T. J. (2001). Central Kiloparsec of Starbursts & AGN: The La Palma Connection. Vol. 249. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. pp. 3–7. ISBN 1-58381-089-7.


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