Infobox telescope

Infobox telescope

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Wavelength	P2144
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Telescope style	Template:If first display both
Number of telescopes	Template:If first display both
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Illuminated diameter	Template:If first display both
Length	Template:If first display both
Width	Template:If first display both
Angular resolution	Template:If first display both
Illuminated area	Template:If first display both
Focal length	Template:If first display both
Enclosure	Template:If first display both
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For space-based telescopes, use: {{Infobox space telescope}}.

{{{name}}}

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Named after	Template:If first display both
Part of	Template:If first display both
Location(s)	Template:If then show
Coordinates	{{{coords}}}
Organization	Template:If first display both
Altitude	{{{altitude}}}
Wavelength	{{{wavelength}}}
Built	{{{built}}}
First light	Template:If first display both
Decommissioned	Template:If first display both
Telescope style	Template:If first display both
Number of telescopes	Template:If first display both
Diameter	{{{diameter}}}
Secondary diameter	{{{diameter2}}}
Tertiary diameter	{{{diameter3}}}
Illuminated diameter	Template:If first display both
Length	Template:If first display both
Width	Template:If first display both
Angular resolution	Template:If first display both
Collecting area	{{{area}}}
Illuminated area	Template:If first display both
Focal length	{{{focal_length}}}
Mounting	{{{mounting}}}
Enclosure	Template:If first display both
Replaced	Template:If first display both
Replaced by	Template:If first display both
Website	{{{website}}}
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Usage

Just add:

{{infobox telescope}}

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.:

{{infobox telescope
| name = 
}}

The full list of parameters is:

Parameter	Default	Description
name	Wikidata label (en) (Or Page name)	Telescope's name.
image	(P18)	Picture of the telescope (use full wikicode).
caption	(P18), qualifier (P2096)	Picture caption (if necessary).
logo	(P154)	Logo
alt_names	(P1813), fallback to Wikidata aliases (en)	Alternative names / aliases for the telescope
namedafter	(P138)	Person or organisation the telescope was named after
discovered	(P793), (Q753297), qualifier (P642)	What the telescope was used to discover
organization	(P137)	Organization responsible for telescope.
observatory	(P361)	Observatory where the telescope is based
location	(P706), (P276), (P131), (P17) (fallback to (P30) for Antarctica)	Telescope's location.
coords	(P625)	Telescope's coordinates. Use {{coord}} with display=inline,title and the correct ISO 3166-2 region code.
code	(P717)	Observatory code
altitude	(P2044)	Height of the telescope above sea-level. Use meters.
obs-time	(P3891)	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.
wavelength	(P3738)– (P3737) Or (P2808) or (P1227)	Wavelengths on which the telescope operates.
built	(P793), qualifiers (P580) & (P582)	Dates of construction.
first_light	(P729)	Date of telescope's first (celestial) observation. Use {{Start date}}
decommissioned	(P576)	Date that the telescope was decommissioned
style	(P31)	Telescope's style (type), e.g. Ritchey–Chrétien, Gregorian, Refractor
number	(P2670), qualifier (Q4213), (P1114)	Number of telescopes/elements
diameter	(P2386), (value), qualifier (P518) (Q613628)	Telescope's primary mirror/lens diameter.
diameter2	(P2386), (value), qualifier (P518) (Q1395645)	Telescope's secondary mirror diameter.
diameter3	(P2386), (value), qualifier (P518) (Q29531156)	Telescope's tertiary mirror diameter (if any).
illuminateddiameter	(P2386), (value), qualifier (P518) (Q40782571)	The illuminated diameter of the telescope
length	(P2043)	Telescope's length (if not circular)
width	(P2049)	Telescope's width (if not circular)
mass	(P2067)	Mass/weight of the structure
angular_resolution	(P3439)	Telescope's angular resolution.
area	(P2046), (value), qualifier (P518) (Q613628)	Telescope's collecting area.
illuminatedarea	(P2046), (value), qualifier (P518) (Q40782571)	The illuminated area of the telescope
focal_length	(P2151)	Telescope's focal length, e.g. "f/3.3 (16.76 m)".
mounting	(P2670) (Q1205231), qualifier (P31)	Telescope's mounting, e.g. Equatorial or Altazimuth.
dome	(P3158)	Information about the telescope's dome.
replaced	(P1365)	The telescope that this telescope replaced
replacedby	(P1366)	The telescope that replaced this telescope
website	(P856)	The URL of the telescope's website. use {{URL}}
locmapin	(P17)	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

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Tracking categories

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