Mercator Telescope

Mercator Telescope
The Mercator Telescope as seen from the top of the Swedish Solar Telescope.
Location(s)La Palma, Atlantic Ocean, international waters
Coordinates28°45′43″N 17°52′39″W / 28.7619°N 17.8775°W / 28.7619; -17.8775
Diameter1.2 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.

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