SPECULOOS
SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) is a project consisting of SPECULOOS Southern Observatory (SSO) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile and SPECULOOS Northern Observatory (SNO) at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife.
| Alternative names | SPECULOOS |
|---|---|
| Named after | speculoos |
| Location(s) | Paranal Observatory, Teide Observatory, Chile, Spain |
| Organization | European Southern Observatory University of Liège |
| Telescope style | astronomical survey infrared telescope Ritchey–Chrétien telescope |
| Number of telescopes | 5 |
| Diameter | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Website | www |
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The SSO consists of four Ritchey–Chrétien telescopes of 1-metre primary aperture, made by ASTELCO. Each telescope is equipped with a NTM-1000 robotic mount and will search for Earth-sized exoplanets around 1000 ultra-cool stars and brown dwarfs. As of June 2019, the SNO consists of one telescope, but more might be added in the future with up to three telescopes for SNO. SPECULOOS is complemented by SAINT-EX and TRAPPIST.
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