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The 1.0-m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope (JKT)

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The Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope has a parabolic primary mirror of diameter 1.0 m. It is equatorially mounted, on a cross-axis mount. Instruments can be mounted at the f/15 cassegrain focus. Total weight of the telescope is about 40 tonnes. The role of the telescope is as a facility for CCD imaging.
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope

General Info

The Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope:

Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope info sheet. PDF: English | Español.

R. Laing and D. Jones (Vistas in Astronomy, 28, 483) introduce the JKT in this article published in 1985. PDF.

Comet Linear break up

Scientific Output

Scientific Highlights.
For every ING scientific highlight, the telescope involved is specified. Please look for the ones achieved using the JKT.
M92 Globular Cluster

Images obtained using the JKT

ING Image Galleries.
These web pages show images which were taken using the JKT and sorted into different collections.

JKT dome

Pictures of the JKT

JKT Selected Pictures.
Pictures of the telescope, the instruments, the dome, etc. in different formats.
JKT light path diagram

Technical Information

JKT Home Page.
General information web page mantained by the JKT manager.
Other documentation.
Other technical aspects of the JKT are well documented in the online astronomy documentation archive.


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Last modified: 11 October 2011