The Faulkes Telescope Project is proud to support a large number of school astronomy projects, which use the Faulkes Telescopes and the guides and resources on our website to undertake projects of research-level quality in their classrooms. Below are a list of some of the school projects that the Faulkes Telescope Project have supported.

If your school has done a project that you would like showcased, we’d love to hear about it. Send an email with the details of your project to info@faulkes-telescope.com and you could be featured on our website.

GCSE Astronomy Coursework

West Monmouth School Keiran Davies, a year 10 pupil at West Monmouth school undertook his GCSE Astronomy coursework using the Faulkes Telescope in Hawaii. Observing the spiral galaxy M100, Kieron studied a supernova in the galaxy, and his results can be seen in the coursework here. WestMonmouthGCSE ...
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Discovery of fast rotating asteroid

Paulet High school, Lord Wilson High School, UK Following an observing alert posted on April 10, four groups contributed observations of the newly-discovered near-Earth asteroid 2008 GP3 using Faulkes South. The object was imaged both on April 11 and on April 12 and photometry was performed by Richard Miles of the British Astronomical Association to check whether or not the ...
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“My journey using Faulkes Telescope”

By Oliver Tunnah I was asked to write about my experiences and journey on the Faulkes Telescopes. I have had a love for astronomy since my Mum showed me Orion one clear night. From there I had a love for science and astronomy in general. So when it came to my A-levels there was only one science subject for me ...
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School students study eclipsing binary stars

Eclipsing binary stars consist of a system of two stars, which orbit around each other. From our point of view, the stars will pass in front of and behind each other regularly as they orbit, causing the overall brightness of the system to temporarily drop. The star in front blocks the light from the star behind it, so the brightness ...
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Observing a Supernova

We’re often used to observing stars in the night sky, but have you ever observed an exploding star? These objects, known as Supernovae, are some of the most energetic objects in the Universe. They’re so bright, that they can often outshine an entire galaxy! The Evangelisches Gymnasium school in Lippstadt, German, led by Ronald Schuenecke, has been observing one such supernova ...
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