 The Mercator Telescope as seen from the top of the Swedish Solar Telescope. | |
| Part of | Roque de los Muchachos Observatory  |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | La Palma, Atlantic Ocean, international waters |
| Coordinates | 28°45′43″N 17°52′39″W / 28.7619°N 17.8775°W |
| Organization | KU Leuven |
| Observatory code | Z20 |
| Telescope style | optical telescope |
| Diameter | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
  Location of Mercator Telescope | |
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The Mercator Telescope is a 1.2 m telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos on La Palma. It is operated by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven University), Belgium, in collaboration with the Observatory of the University of Geneva and named after Gerard Mercator, famous cartographer.
The telescope was completed in the year 2000 for an exoplanet research program.[1]
- ^ Leverington, David (2017). Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521899932.