William Herschel Telescope
The William Herschel Telescope is a 4.20-metre optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.Map | Satellite | Directions |
In the Area
Automatic Transit Circle
The Carlsberg Meridian Telescope is located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in the Canary Islands.Dutch Open Telescope
The Dutch Open Telescope is an optical solar telescope located on Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma.Swedish Solar Telescope
The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope is a refracting solar telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands.Liverpool Telescope
The Liverpool Telescope is a 2-metre fully robotic Ritchey–Chrétien telescope that observes autonomously; i.e, it operates without human intervention.Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope
The Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope or JKT is a 1-metre optical telescope named for the Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.Mercator Telescope
The Mercator Telescope is a 1.2 m telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos on La Palma.William Herschel Telescope
- Type: building
- Location: Spain, Iberia, Europe
- Latitude: 28.7607° or 28° 45' 38.4" north
- Longitude: -17.8817° or 17° 52' 54" west
- OpenStreetMap ID: way 288988509
Also Known As
- Italian: Telescopio William Herschel
- WHT
In the Area
Localities
- Roque del FaroHamlet, 4½ km north
- Casas de TenerraLocality, 5 km south
- Hoya GrandeHamlet, 5 km northwest
- La MataHamlet, 5 km northwest
- Lomo de PabloLocality, 5 km southeast
- La TraviesaHamlet, 6 km west
Landmarks
- Automatic Transit CircleBuilding, 100 meters southwest
- Dutch Open TelescopeBuilding, 120 meters south
- Swedish Solar TelescopeBuilding, 140 meters southeast
- Swedish 60 cm TelescopeBuilding, 160 meters southeast
- Liverpool TelescopeBuilding, 310 meters northeast
- Liverpool Telescope support buildingBuilding, 310 meters northeast
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