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How does your Universe work?

• Explore

• Investigate

•Discover

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Use Professional Robotic Telescopes

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Explore the Universe for yourself!

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What are Robotic Telescopes?

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Telescopes that operate automatically.

No Astronomers in attendance.

They are controlled using the internet.

Observations for many people can be taken every night, including schools.

The Liverpool Telescope

The world's largest robotic telescope

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• Height - 8.5 Metres

• Weight - 24 Tonnes • Mirror Diameter - 2 Metres • Mirror Weight - 1.25 Tonnes

The Main Mirror in its packing case

The National Schools' Observatory

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This Observatory links schools with robotic telescopes sited around the world.

Features of the National Schools' Observatory

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News about the telescopes and the world of astronomy.

Facts and figures about the telescopes in the Observatory.

Get images from a telescope or take part in the Universe Lab.

What can you see in the sky tonight? What is new in astronomy?

All you need to know about the universe!

Exercises and information for different subjects.

Join the club!

Collaborate with students around the world.

What will you discover?

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Find some objects to explore.

Use the website to learn more.

Plan your investigation.

Lets use a telescope

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For example, let's find out:

How long is Jupiter's day?

Your Observing Program will need three observations to see Jupiter spin.

The observations should be at least one hour apart.

Artists impression of the Liverpool Telescope on La

Palma, in the Canary Islands

Go Observing

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Log on to the Schools' Observatory website.

Use the pages.

Your Observing Programme is sent to the telescope.

Go ObservingGo Observing

The telescope makes your observations

Downloading your observation

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Use your password to get the data.

Data Includes :

• Image data

• Weather data

• Image information

Make your measurements

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Use the Observatory's Image Analysis software - LTImage.

How long is Jupiter's day?

Work with cutting edge professional telescopes

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• Expand your knowledge of the Universe

• Major education resources for all subjects

• Keep in touch with the latest in astronomy

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