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TRAPPIST
Pair of Belgian optic robotic telescopes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Trappists.
The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) is the corporate name for a pair of Belgian optic robotic telescopes. TRAPPIST–South, which is situated high in the Chilean mountains at ESO's La Silla Observatory, came online in 2010, and TRAPPIST–North situated at the Oukaïmeden Observatory in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, came online in 2016.[1]
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Part of | La Silla Observatory Oukaïmeden Observatory ![]() |
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Location(s) | Coquimbo Region, Chile |
Coordinates | 29°15′17″S 70°44′22″W ![]() |
Organization | University of Liège ![]() |
Observatory code | I40 ![]() |
Altitude | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) ![]() |
Telescope style | Robotic optical telescope |
Website | www![]() |
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