Global Telescope Network

The global telescope network is continually expanding. We currently have 2 operational telescopes at 2 separate sites and will eventually have continuous coverage of the night sky from multiple locations. There will be 3 main classes of telescope, categorized by the size of the primary mirror: 2-meter, 1-meter and 0.4-meter.

Haleakala

The observatory site on Mt. Haleakala is 10,000 feet above sea level. Here the observing conditions are very good as the telescope is above a lot of the Earth's atmosphere. Currently Faulkes Telescope North (FTN) is the only fully operational LCOGT telescope at this site.

Siding Spring

Siding Spring is near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. It is the most important location for optical and infra-red astronomy on the Australian mainland, hosts eleven telescopes, and is home to our 2-meter class Faulkes Telescope South (FTS).

Santa Barbara

The headquarters of LCOGT are located in Goleta, a city close to Santa Barbara, California.

The majority of LCOGT staff are located here. This is also where the 0.4-meter and 1-meter telescopes in the network are being assembled and tested. Most of the science team is based here and are affiliated with University of California, Santa Barbara.

Cerro Tololo

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory is home to many NOAO telescopes. This will be the site for the first telescope of the LCOGT 1-meter class.

Construction began in early 2010, pouring the foundations for three 1-meter telescopes and three Aqawans.

Sutherland

Sutherland is home to several telescopes including the 11-meter SALT.  Construction began mid-2010 for three LCOGT 1-meter telescopes and three Aqawans.

For more information about the site and the telescopes residing there, check out the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) website.

Teide

Teide Observatory, on Tenerife, is home to several types of telescopes including solar, optical, and radio.

For more information about the site and the current telescopes, check out the Observatorio del Teide website.

Fort Davis

McDonald Observatory is home to several research telescopes and has a huge education and outreach program.  Construction began late June 2011 for LCOGT telescopes.

For more information about the site and current telesocpes, check out the McDonald Observatory website.

  • Instruments

    Find out about the cameras, filters and CCDs we use.

  • Network Statistics

    Nightly statistics for dew points, seeing and more at each site.

  • Network Team

    The engineers and technicians that keep our network working.

  • Weather

    The latest weather data from our telescope sites.

  • Webcams

    See what is happening at our network sites.

Network News

Observations