Magellan Telescopes
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Magellan Telescopes are a pair of 6.5-meter optical-infrared telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge astronomical research by an international collaboration.
Aliases (2)
- Magellan telescopes ×7
- 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ground-based telescope
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infrared telescope → optical telescope → telescope facility → |
| apertureDiameter |
6.5 meters
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| collaborationType |
international collaboration
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| commissioned |
early 2000s
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| hasCapability |
adaptive optics
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high-resolution spectroscopy → multi-object spectroscopy → wide-field imaging → |
| hasInstrument |
FIRE
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FourStar → IMACS → LDSS3 → MIKE → MagAO → MagE → Megacam → |
| hasPart |
Magellan Baade Telescope
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Magellan Clay Telescope → |
| hemisphere |
Southern Hemisphere
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| locatedIn |
Atacama Region
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Chile → Las Campanas Observatory → |
| mirrorMaterial |
borosilicate glass
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| namedAfter |
Ferdinand Magellan
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| observatoryCode |
LCO
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| operatedBy |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| ownedBy |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| primaryMirrorShape |
hyperbolic
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| scientificStatus |
cutting-edge facility
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| siteAltitude |
approximately 2400 meters
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| skyCoverage |
southern sky
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| telescopeType |
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
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| usedFor |
astronomical research
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cosmology → exoplanet studies → galaxy evolution studies → imaging → infrared astronomy → optical astronomy → spectroscopy → stellar astrophysics → |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cerro Manqui
("Magellan telescopes")
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Las Campanas, Chile → |
hosts |
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Magellan Clay Telescope
("Magellan telescopes")
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Magellan I ("Magellan telescopes") → |
partOf |
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Magellan Echellette Spectrograph
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associatedWith |
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Magellan telescope instrumentation suite
("Magellan telescopes")
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locatedAt |
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Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph
("Magellan telescopes")
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mountedOn |
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Carnegie Observatories
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operates |
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Magellan Clay Telescope
("Magellan telescopes")
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telescopeArrayMember |
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MagE
("6.5-meter Magellan telescopes")
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telescopeType |
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MagE
("Magellan telescopes")
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usedOn |