SALT
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SALT (Southern African Large Telescope) is one of the world’s largest optical telescopes, designed for wide-field spectroscopy and located at the Sutherland site of the South African Astronomical Observatory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| SALT canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SALT ⓘ |
| altitude | high-altitude site at Sutherland ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| design | Hobby–Eberly Telescope design derivative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectiveAperture | about 9.2 meters ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-field ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| fullName | Southern African Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingModel | international partnership ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
High Resolution Spectrograph
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Robert Stobie Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ SALTICAM imaging camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern sky ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Research Foundation of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorType | segmented primary mirror ⓘ |
| mountType | fixed-altitude design ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
based on fixed-zenith-angle, rotating structure
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segmented 91-element primary mirror (approximate count) ⓘ |
| operator | South African Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | SALT Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partnerCountries |
Germany
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other international partners ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | wide-field spectroscopy ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | about 11 meters ⓘ |
| rankBySize | one of the largest single optical telescopes in the southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
study of dark energy and cosmology
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study of stellar populations ⓘ study of the distant universe ⓘ |
| scientificUse |
astronomical spectroscopy
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ transient object follow-up ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
optical
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spectroscopic ⓘ |
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