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This is a list of Telescopes and astronomocial tools used in exoplanet research. The list includes spectographs, and satellites that carry telescopes that contribute to exoplanet research.
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| x Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy |
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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the construction and maintenance of an airborne telescope. Universities Space Research Association (USRA) was awarded...
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| x La Silla Observatory |
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La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with eighteen telescopes. Nine of these telescopes were built by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) organisation, and several of the others are partly maintained by ESO. The...
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| x High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher | Yes |
The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) is a high-precision echelle spectrograph installed in 2002 on ESO's 3.6m telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile. The first light was achieved in February 2003. It is a second-generation...
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| x Corot |
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COROT (COnvection ROtation and planetary Transits) is a space mission led by the French Space Agency (CNES) in conjunction with the European Space Agency (ESA) and other international partners. The mission's two objectives are to search for...
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| x Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer |
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The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is a NASA-funded scientific research project scheduled for launch no earlier than December 7, 2009. The satellite will carry a 40 cm infrared-sensitive telescope and provide an "all-sky" survey in the 3...
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| x Extremely Large Telescope | Yes |
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is an extremely large telescope design proposed for the next-generation European Southern Observatory optical telescope with a diameter aperture of 42 metres (140 ft) with a filled aperture mirror with...
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| x Giant Magellan Telescope |
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The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a ground-based telescope planned for completion in 2018. It will consist of seven 8.4 m (27.6 ft) diameter primary segments, with the resolving power of a 24.5 m (80.4 ft) primary mirror and collecting area...
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| x Space Interferometry Mission |
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The Space Interferometry Mission, also known as SIM Lite (formerly known as SIM PlanetQuest), is a planned space telescope being developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in conjunction with contractor Northrop...
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| x Kepler Mission |
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The Kepler Mission uses a NASA space telescope designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. With a planned mission lifetime of at least 3.5 years, Kepler will use a photometer developed by NASA to continuously monitor the brightness...
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| x Terrestrial Planet Finder |
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The Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) is a proposed project by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States for a telescope system which is intended to detect extrasolar terrestrial planets.
In May 2002, NASA chose two TPF...
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| x James Webb Space Telescope |
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a planned infrared space observatory, the partial successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope. The JWST will not be a complete successor, because it will not be sensitive to all of the light wavelengths...
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| x TEST | Yes |
The Tautenburg Exoplanet Search Telescope (TEST) is a robotic telescope system. The telescope uses a folded Schmidt Camera with a 300mm main mirror. The focal length is 940mm and it gives a 2.2 square degree field of view. Dome, mount, and CCD...
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| x Hubble Space Telescope |
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by the space shuttle in April 1990. It is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Although not the first space telescope, the Hubble is one of the largest...
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SuperWASP consists of two robotic observatories that operate continuously all year around, allowing it to cover both hemispheres of the sky. The first, SuperWASP-North is located on the island of La Palma amongst the Isaac Newton Group of...
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| x Spitzer Space Telescope |
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The Spitzer Space Telescope (formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, SIRTF) is an infrared space observatory launched in 2003. It is the fourth and final of NASA's Great Observatories.
The planned nominal mission period was to be 2.5 years...
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