Mount Sharp [SEP] located on astronomical body
Mount Sharp
Mount Sharp, officially Aeolis Mons (), is a mountain on Mars. It forms the central peak within Gale crater and is located around , rising high from the valley floor. It has the ID of 15,000 in the "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature" from the US Geological Survey.
On August 6, 2012, "Curiosity" (the Mars Science Laboratory rover) landed in "Yellowknife" "Quad 51" of Aeolis Palus, next to the mountain. NASA named the landing site Bradbury Landing
The Northumberland Telescope donated by the Duke of Northumberland in 1833. This is a diameter refractor on an English mount.
- The smaller Thorrowgood Telescope, on extended loan from the Royal Astronomical Society. The telescope is an refractor.
- The 36-inch Telescope, built in 1951.
- The Three-Mirror Telescope, which is a prototype telescope with a unique design to have wide field of view, sharp images and all-reflection optics.
The Institute's former 24" Schmidt Camera was donated to the Spaceguard