Magellan Clay Telescope
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The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
Aliases (2)
- Clay Telescope ×1
- Magellan Clay telescope ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ground-based telescope
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infrared telescope → optical telescope → reflecting telescope → |
| apertureClass |
6–10 meter class telescope
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| benefitsFrom |
excellent seeing at Las Campanas Observatory
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| country |
Chile
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| firstLightYear |
early 2000s
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| hasInstrument |
near-infrared imagers
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near-infrared spectrographs → optical imagers → optical spectrographs → |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert region
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Chile → Las Campanas Observatory → |
| mirrorDiameter |
6.5 meters
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| mirrorType |
monolithic primary mirror
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| mountType |
alt-azimuth mount
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| namedAfter |
Landon T. Clay
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| observatoryAltitude |
approximately 2400 meters
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| operatedBy |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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Las Campanas Observatory → |
| organization |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| partOf |
Magellan telescopes
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| primaryMirrorDiameter |
6.5 meters
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| scienceFocus |
deep extragalactic surveys
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high angular resolution imaging → planet formation studies → precision spectroscopy → stellar populations in nearby galaxies → |
| site |
Las Campanas Observatory, Atacama Region, Chile
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| skyCoverage |
southern sky
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| telescopeArrayMember |
Magellan telescopes
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| telescopeClass |
large-aperture research telescope
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| twinWith |
Magellan Baade Telescope
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| usedFor |
astronomical research
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cosmology → exoplanet studies → galaxy evolution studies → high-resolution spectroscopy → imaging → infrared astronomy → optical astronomy → spectroscopy → stellar astrophysics → supernova observations → |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph
("Magellan Clay telescope")
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associatedWith |
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Magellan Telescopes
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hasPart |
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Magellan Echellette Spectrograph
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locatedAt |
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MagE
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mountedOn |
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Carnegie Observatories
("Clay Telescope")
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operates |
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Magellan telescope instrumentation suite
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supportsTelescope |