William Herschel Telescope
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william-herschel-telescope-173-1081720
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William Herschel Telescope
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The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) is a 4.20-metre (165 in) optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The telescope, which is named after William Herschel, the discoverer of the planet Uranus, is part of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes. It is funded by research councils from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain. At the time of construction in 1987, the WHT was the third larg
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Telescope in La Palma, Spain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herschel_Telescope
date created:
2004-07-12T17:42:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:53:51Z
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