to the top of an article, and data will be automatically included from Wikidata where they are available. These values can be overridden by passing values to the relevant parameters in the article (if need be), e.g.:
Observing time available on the site. For optical telescopes, the percentage or number of clear nights (or days). For radio telescopes, the percentage or number of clear days, or the total number of observable hours per year.
Use this parameter to override the location map shown if necessary. See {{Wikidata location map}}.
commons
commons sitelink
The appropriate page or category name at Wikimedia Commons
refs
no
Set to 'yes' to automatically display references from Wikidata
child
no
Set to 'yes' to use as a child infobox of another infobox
embedded
Embed another infobox into this one
Template data
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TemplateData for Infobox telescope
Infobox describing a telescope. Data will be automatically included from Wikidata. Please use this by default - only specify individual parameters if you need to override them.
Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Name
name
Telescope's name
Page name
optional
Image
image
Picture of the telescope
Example
[[File:Filename.jpg|250px|alt=Describe the image here.]]
Content
optional
Image size
image_size
Dimensions of image thumbnail
Example
250px
String
deprecated
Alternative text
alt
Alternative text for image thumbnail
Content
optional
Image caption
caption
Caption describing the image
String
optional
Organization
organizationorganisation
Organization responsible for telescope
String
optional
Location
location
Place where the telescope is located (in words)
Content
optional
Coordinates
coords
Telescope's coordinates. Use {{coord}} with display=inline,title and the correct ISO 3166-2 region code.
Height of the telescope above sea-level; in meters.
Content
optional
Wavelength
wavelength
Wavelengths on which the telescope operates
Content
optional
Built
built
Dates of construction
Content
optional
First light
first_light
Date of telescope's first (celestial) observation.
Example
{{start date|1993|02|24}}
Content
optional
Diameter
diameter
Telescope's primary mirror/lens diameter.
Unknown
optional
diameter2
diameter2
Telescope's secondary mirror diameter.
Unknown
optional
diameter3
diameter3
Telescope's tertiary mirror diameter (if any).
Unknown
optional
Angular resolution
angular_resolution
Telescope's angular resolution.
Unknown
optional
Collecting area
area
Telescope's collecting area
Unknown
optional
Focal length
focal_length
Telescope's focal length
Example
f/3.3 (16.76 m)
Unknown
optional
Mounting
mounting
Telescope's mounting, e.g. Equatorial or Altazimuth.
Unknown
optional
Dome
dome
Information about the telescope's dome
Content
optional
Website
website
The URL of the telescope's website
Example
{{{URL|example.com}}
Content
optional
Commons
commons
no description
Default
The appropriate page or category name at Wikimedia Commons
Unknown
optional
nrhp
nrhp
no description
Unknown
optional
embedded
embedded
no description
Unknown
optional
module
module
no description
Unknown
optional
style
style
no description
Unknown
optional
Microformat
The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
