Each night the RCS decides among these choices, and among any notified or glimpsed transient events, what to observe, based on target visibility and weather conditions.

[1] The telescope had first light in 2003,[2] and is the brainchild and property of Liverpool John Moores University.

The LT is one of the largest robotic telescopes in the world[3] and was built by a subsidiary [b] set up by Liverpool John Moores University who own and masterminded it.

It is operated (maintained) by the Astrophysics Research Institute, partly funded by the UK's STFC.

The registration and time allocation for the LT is organised by the National Schools Observatory.