Mayall 4-meter Telescope

E1033408

astronomical observatory instrument ground-based telescope optical telescope reflecting telescope

The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.

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Label	Occurrences
Mayall 4-meter Telescope canonical	3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory instrument ⓘ ground-based telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ reflecting telescope ⓘ
abbreviation	DESI NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissioned	1973 ⓘ
constructionCompleted	early 1970s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fieldOfView	wide-field ⓘ
hasApertureClass	4-meter class telescope ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasInstrument	Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMirrorMaterial	glass ⓘ
hemisphere	Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
installedOn	Mayall 4-meter Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitt Peak National Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOn	Kitt Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountType	equatorial mount ⓘ
namedAfter	Nicholas U. Mayall NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedForOccupationOfEponym	astronomer ⓘ
notableFor	contributions to observational cosmology ⓘ large-scale galaxy surveys ⓘ wide-field spectroscopy ⓘ
observatoryAltitude	approximately 2100 meters ⓘ approximately 6900 feet ⓘ
operatedBy	NOIRLab NERFINISHED ⓘ National Optical Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Kitt Peak National Observatory facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter	158 inches ⓘ 4 meters ⓘ
scienceFocus	cosmology ⓘ galaxy evolution ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ
telescopeType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	galaxy redshift surveys ⓘ imaging ⓘ large-scale structure studies ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ wide-field astronomical surveys ⓘ
usedInProject	Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey precursor work ⓘ Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
wavelength	near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Optical Astronomy Observatory → operated → Mayall 4-meter Telescope ⓘ

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument → mountedOn → Mayall 4-meter Telescope ⓘ

Kitt Peak National Observatory → hasTelescope → Mayall 4-meter Telescope ⓘ