You may remember that in 2012 we prepared an observatory site on mount Teide on the island of Tenerife (one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean). Sadly that site has remained empty of LCOGT telescopes. However, are pleased to announce that after a very successful trip we now have not 1 but 2 telescopes there. This trip was very significant for LCOGT in a number of ways; not only have we added a new site to our global network but we have tripled the number of 0.4-meter telescopes we have deployed (the first 0.4-meter was installed at our Chile node in 2014).
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0.4-meter waiting to be installed
Aqawan enclosure being constructed under the supervision of lead engineer, Annie Hjestrom
The finished product!
These telescopes are not operating as part of the network yet. They need to be commissioned first, but before long they will be used for monitoring objects out in space and making scientific discoveries.
Thanks to the installation team, Annie Hjestrom, Mark Willis, and Kurt Vander Horst for their hard work during this very successful trip.
