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| ''built''        || Dates of construction.</tr>
 
| ''built''        || Dates of construction.</tr>
 
| ''first_light''  || Date of telescope's first (celestial) observation.</tr>
 
| ''first_light''  || Date of telescope's first (celestial) observation.</tr>
| ''style''        || Telescope's style (type).</tr>
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| ''style''        || Telescope's style (type), e.g.  Ritchey-Chrétien, Gregorian, Refractor</tr>
| ''diameter''    || Telescope's diameter.</tr>
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| ''diameter''    || Telescope's primary mirror/lens diameter.</tr>
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| ''diameter2''    || Telescope's secondary mirror diameter.</tr>
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| ''diameter3''    || Telescope's tertiary mirror diameter (if any).</tr>
 
| ''angular_resolution'' || Telescope's [[angular resolution]].</tr>
 
| ''angular_resolution'' || Telescope's [[angular resolution]].</tr>
 
| ''area''        || Telescope's collecting area.</tr>
 
| ''area''        || Telescope's collecting area.</tr>

Revision as of 06:09, 25 August 2009

For space-based telescopes, use {{Infobox Space telescope}}.

Usage

{{Infobox Telescope
|name         = 
|background   =   <!--(background color for name)-->
|image        =   <!--(use full wikicode)-->
|caption      = 
|organization = 
|location     = 
|coords       = 
|altitude     = 
|weather      = 
|wavelength   = 
|built        = 
|first_light  =
|website      = 
|style        = 
|diameter     = 
|diameter2    = 
|diameter3    = 
|angular_resolution = 
|area         = 
|focal_length = 
|mounting     = 
|dome         = 
}}

Parameters

Parameters in bold are required.

Parameter Description
name Telescope's name.
background Background color for name.
image Picture of the telescope (use full wikicode).
caption Picture caption (if necessary).
organization Organization responsible for telescope.
location Telescope's location.
coords Telescope's coordinates. Use {{coord}} with display=inline,title.
altitude Height of the telescope above sea-level. Use meters.
weather Average weather conditions at the telescope.
wavelength Wavelengths on which the telescope operates.
built Dates of construction.
first_light Date of telescope's first (celestial) observation.
style Telescope's style (type), e.g. Ritchey-Chrétien, Gregorian, Refractor
diameter Telescope's primary mirror/lens diameter.
diameter2 Telescope's secondary mirror diameter.
diameter3 Telescope's tertiary mirror diameter (if any).
angular_resolution Telescope's angular resolution.
area Telescope's collecting area.
focal_length Telescope's focal length, e.g. "f/3.3 (16.76 m)".
mounting Telescope's mounting, e.g. Equatorial or Altazimuth.
dome Information about the telescope's dome.
website The URL of the telescope's website.

Coordinates

Template:UF-coord

Microformat

Template:UF-hcard-geo