Magellan Project

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astronomical research project observational astronomy program

The Magellan Project is an astronomical research initiative centered on the twin Magellan telescopes in Chile, supporting advanced observational studies of the universe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Magellan Project canonical 4
Magellan Consortium 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical research project ⓘ
observational astronomy program ⓘ
benefitsFrom dark skies ⓘ
good seeing conditions ⓘ
dataProduct astronomical images ⓘ
spectroscopic data ⓘ
time-series observations ⓘ
enablesStudyOf distant galaxies ⓘ
large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ
nearby galaxies ⓘ
planetary systems ⓘ
star-forming regions ⓘ
stellar populations ⓘ
hasObservationSiteAltitude high-altitude site ⓘ
hasPrimaryFacility Magellan Telescopes ⓘ
surface form: Magellan telescopes
locatedAtObservatory Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
locatedInCountry Chile ⓘ
locatedInRegion Atacama Desert ⓘ
surface form: Atacama Desert region
primaryGoal advanced observational studies of the universe ⓘ
researchFocus black holes ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
exoplanets ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galaxy evolution ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
supernovae ⓘ
scientificField astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
supportsCommunity international astronomy community ⓘ
observational astronomers ⓘ
university researchers ⓘ
supportsInstrumentClass adaptive optics instruments ⓘ
imagers ⓘ
multi-object spectrographs ⓘ
spectrographs ⓘ
supportsMethod ground-based astronomy ⓘ
supportsObservationType high-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ
imaging ⓘ
near-infrared observations ⓘ
optical observations ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
telescopeAperture 6.5-meter ⓘ
telescopeCount 2 ⓘ
telescopeType infrared telescope ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ
usesTelescope Baade Telescope ⓘ
surface form: Magellan Baade telescope

Magellan Clay Telescope ⓘ
surface form: Magellan Clay telescope

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

Magellan telescope instrumentation suite → partOf → Magellan Project ⓘ
MIKE (Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle) → hostFacility → Magellan Project ⓘ
subject surface form: MIKE
MMIRS (Magellan/MMT Infrared Spectrograph) → associatedWith → Magellan Project ⓘ
subject surface form: MMIRS
LDSS3 → collaboration → Magellan Project ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magellan Consortium
MagAO → associatedWith → Magellan Project ⓘ