William Herschel Telescope
The William Herschel Telescope or WHT was first conceived in the late
1960s, when the
Anglo-Australian Observatory was being designed. The British astronomical community saw the need for telescopes of comparable power in the
Northern Hemisphere. Planning began in
1974, but by
1979 the project was on the verge of being scrapped due to a ballooning budget. A re-design cut the price-tag substantially, and Dutch astronomers took a 20% stake in the project, allowing the project to be given the go-ahead in
1981. That year was the 200th anniversary of the discovery of
Uranus by
William Herschel, and it was decided to name the telescope in his honour. The telescope is a member of the
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes.
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