The Robotic Liverpool Telescope Dr. Chris Leigh 1 st September 2011 Astrophysics Research Institute Liverpool John Moores University Discover the Cosmos.

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The Robotic Liverpool Telescope Dr. Chris Leigh 1 st September 2011 Astrophysics Research Institute Liverpool John Moores University Discover the Cosmos

The Liverpool Telescope The Liverpool Telescope is sited on the Spanish island of La Palma. With the benefit of good weather, dark nights and a 2400m extinct volcano, the Roque de los Muchachos observatory hosts 14 telescopes from a number of EU nations, and is widely considered to be one of the top two observing sites in the northern hemisphere.

The Liverpool Telescope Fully robotic 2 metre mirror telescope – Clamshell Enclosure 8.5 m high, 6.5 m wide and weighs 24 tonnes Designed for rapid response – Supernovae, GRBs, NEOs Six instruments – RATCam, RISE, RINGO2, FRODOspec, IO, SkyCam Sophisticated scheduling system – no human intervention 90% used by professional astronomers, 10% UK & Spanish schools

National Schools Observatory Established (2004) to provide schools in the UK and Ireland with access to the Liverpool Telescope through a guided observing system, together with astronomy related content, news and learning activities.

National Schools Observatory (LJMU) Active Accounts 2432 Teacher ; 4908 Student Observing Requests Total : ; average per month in term time. Website Visits 1.2 million pages served per year ; average 4300 unique visitors per week

Go Observing Guided Observing System Designed for ages: 7+ Moon, Planets, Galaxies, Nebulae Single Filter or Three Filter (Colour) Projects: Exoplanet Transits NEO, Asteroids Supernovae

NSO Projects and Activities

Any Questions ? Astrophysics Research Institute Liverpool John Moores University Dr Chris Leigh

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