HAWK-I
E176897
HAWK-I is a high-sensitivity near-infrared wide-field imaging camera used for astronomical observations on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HAWK-I canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
near-infrared camera ⓘ wide-field imager ⓘ |
| bandCoverage |
H band
ⓘ
J band ⓘ K band ⓘ Y band ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| detectorType | infrared detector array ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide field ⓘ |
| fullName | High Acuity Wide field K-band Imager ⓘ |
| hostFacility |
Very Large Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Very Large Telescope array
|
| locatedAt | Paranal Observatory ⓘ |
| mountedOn | Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| observatorySite |
Paranal Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Paranal
|
| observingMode | imaging ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | in operation ⓘ |
| organization | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf | VLT instrumentation suite ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
astronomical imaging
ⓘ
deep sky surveys ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ high-redshift galaxy observations ⓘ star formation studies ⓘ stellar cluster observations ⓘ |
| scienceCapability |
faint object detection
ⓘ
high spatial resolution imaging ⓘ wide-field near-infrared imaging ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
study of galaxy formation and evolution
ⓘ
study of stellar populations ⓘ study of the early universe ⓘ |
| sensitivity | high sensitivity ⓘ |
| spectralRegion | infrared ⓘ |
| telescopeType | 8.2-metre class telescope instrument ⓘ |
| telescopeUnit |
Very Large Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
VLT Unit Telescope 4
|
| telescopeUnitName | Yepun ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cosmological surveys
ⓘ
imaging of nearby galaxies ⓘ mapping of the Milky Way structure ⓘ observations of distant galaxies ⓘ observations of galaxy clusters ⓘ observations of star-forming regions ⓘ searches for high-redshift objects ⓘ studies of brown dwarfs ⓘ studies of variable stars ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
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