Magellan telescope instrumentation suite
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The Magellan telescope instrumentation suite is a collection of advanced optical and infrared instruments on the Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory, designed for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy in cutting-edge astronomical research.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical instrumentation suite
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observatory instrument collection → |
| designedFor |
high-resolution imaging
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infrared astronomy → optical astronomy → spectroscopy → |
| enables |
adaptive optics corrected imaging
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echelle spectroscopy → high-contrast imaging of exoplanets → multi-object spectroscopy → near-infrared imaging → time-domain astronomy observations → |
| hasInstrument |
Boller and Chivens spectrograph
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FIRE (Folded-port InfraRed Echellette) → FourStar → IMACS → LDSS-3 → MIKE (Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle) → MMIRS (Magellan/MMT Infrared Spectrograph) → MagAO (Magellan Adaptive Optics system) → MagAO-X → Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE) → Megacam → Planet Finder-type high-contrast imagers → |
| locatedAt |
Las Campanas Observatory
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Magellan telescopes → |
| locatedIn |
Chile
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| observatoryOperator |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| observatorySite |
Atacama Desert region
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| partOf |
Magellan Project
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| scienceFocus |
cosmology
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exoplanet characterization → galaxy evolution → interstellar medium studies → stellar populations → |
| supportsTelescope |
Magellan Baade Telescope
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Magellan Clay Telescope → |
| telescopeAperture |
6.5-meter class
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| usedFor |
cutting-edge astronomical research
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extragalactic astronomy → planetary science observations → stellar astrophysics → |
| wavelengthCoverage |
near-infrared
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optical → |