TRAPPIST @ ULiège
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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. TRAPPIST–NORTH, situated at the Oukaïmeden Observatory in the
Atlas Mountains in Morocco, came online in 2016.
Both are 60 cm (24 in) reflecting robotic telescopes.
The telescope condominium is a joint venture between the University of Liège, Belgium, and Geneva Observatory,
Switzerland, and among other tasks, it specializes in searching for comets and exoplanets.
(website)
Location Details
| Location | Oukaïmeden Observatory, Al Haouz province, Morocco |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°12'22" N 7°51'59" W |
| Altitude | 2750m |
| Location | ESO's La Silla Observatory, Coquimbo region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 29°15'17" S 70°44'22" W |
| Altitude | 2400m |
| Type | Ritchey-Chrétien |
| Size | 60cm |
| Operated by | Centre Spatial (CSL), Liège, Belgium |