Trappist (telescope)
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Telescope TRAPPIST SOUTH |
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| Type | robotic Ritchey-Chrétien-Cassegrain telescope with German mount |
| Location | Chile |
| Geographic coordinates | 29 ° 15 ′ 18 ″ S , 70 ° 44 ′ 20.4 ″ W. |
| wavelength | optical / near infrared |
| Aperture | 60 cm
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| Installation | June 8, 2010 |
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Telescope TRAPPIST NORTH |
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| Type | robotic Ritchey-Chrétien-Cassegrain telescope with German mount |
| Location | Morocco |
| Geographic coordinates | 31 ° 12 ′ 22 ″ N , 7 ° 51 ′ 59 ″ W. |
| wavelength | optical / near infrared |
| Aperture | 60 cm
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| Installation | October 6, 2016 |
Trappist (proper spelling TRAPPIST , Apronym for Transiting Planets and planetesimals Small Telescope , Small telescope for Outstanding planets and planetesimals ') is a Belgian project u. a. to search for exoplanets and comets . It uses two optical mirror telescopes and is a joint project between the University of Liège , Belgium, and the Geneva Observatory , Switzerland .
The first telescope (TRAPPIST SOUTH) was put into operation in 2010. It is part of the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile . The second telescope (TRAPPIST NORTH) was put into operation in 2016. It is part of the Oukaïmeden Observatory at Cadi Ayyad University , Marrakech .
Both telescopes are Ritchey-Chrétien-Cassegrain telescopes with a primary mirror diameter of 60 cm on a German mount, which are operated robotically. The remote control takes place from Liège . On site, computers control the domes and the telescopes, including the alignment of the telescopes, and the image acquisition. The CCD cameras have 2048 × 2048 pixels and are usually cooled to −35 ° C for observations in order to reduce the dark current .
A scientific task besides the discovery of exoplanets is the study of comets and other small bodies in our solar system.
The planetary system around the star Trappist-1 was discovered with Trappist . The telescope was named in honor of the Trappist beer .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ TRAPPIST-North Inauguration. October 6, 2016, accessed June 11, 2019 .
- ^ New National Telescope at La Silla. TRAPPIST to Scout the Sky and Uncover Exoplanets and Comets. In: European Southern Observatory . June 8, 2010, accessed February 23, 2017 .
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