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12 de mar. de 2024 · William Herschel (born November 15, 1738, Hannover, Hanover—died August 25, 1822, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England) was a German-born British astronomer, the founder of sidereal astronomy for the systematic observation of the stars and nebulae beyond the solar system. He discovered the planet Uranus, hypothesized that nebulae are composed of ...
24 de may. de 2017 · The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) is the second largest telescope of Roque de Los Muchachos in La Palma. With a primary mirror of 4.2 m in diameter it is also the second largest telescope in Europe only after the Gran Telescopio de Canarias (primary mirror 10.4 m). At present this telescope is of modest size, nevertheless remains one of the ...
31 de oct. de 2023 · The WEAVE project was launched more than 10 years ago thanks to the push of a great team of astronomers who saw in wide-field spectroscopy using optical fibres the potential to exploit large data sets, such as those provided by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia satellite, and a new role for the William Herschel Telescope, now refurbished and equipped with one of the largest astronomical ...
The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) operates the 4.2 metre William Herschel Telescope (WHT) and the 2.5 metre Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Spain. The ING is funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC-UKRI) of the United Kingdom, the Nederlandse Organisatie voor ...
William Herschel's coat of arms deemed a notorious example of debased heraldry: Argent, on a mount vert a representation of the 40 ft. reflecting telescope with its apparatus proper on a chief azure the astronomical symbol of Uranus irradiated or.
4 de mar. de 2019 · William Herschel telescope. Europe's second largest optical telescope is the 4.2-m diameter William Herschel Telescope, located at the El Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, in the Canaries, Spain, and managed by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
El Telescopio William Herschel (WHT) cuenta con un espejo primario de 4,2 metros y es el mayor telescopio de su clase en Europa. Su versatilidad y su avanzada instrumentación, junto con la soberbia calidad del cielo del Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos, lo han convertido en uno de los telescopios más productivos científicamente en el mundo.
