Event Horizon Telescope
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astronomical observatory network
international scientific collaboration
radio telescope
very-long-baseline interferometry array
The Event Horizon Telescope is a global network of synchronized radio observatories that together function as an Earth-sized virtual telescope, best known for capturing the first direct image of a black hole.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Event Horizon Telescope canonical | 3 |
| EHT | 1 |
| Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2088804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Event Horizon Telescope Context triple: [Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, hasFunded, Event Horizon Telescope]
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A.
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
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B.
Schwarzschild telescope
The Schwarzschild telescope is a specialized two-mirror optical design that eliminates spherical aberration and coma, enabling wide-field, high-resolution astronomical imaging.
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C.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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D.
VISTA telescope
The VISTA telescope is a 4.1-meter wide-field survey telescope in Chile designed primarily for large-scale near-infrared sky surveys.
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E.
Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Event Horizon Telescope Target entity description: The Event Horizon Telescope is a global network of synchronized radio observatories that together function as an Earth-sized virtual telescope, best known for capturing the first direct image of a black hole.
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A.
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
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B.
Schwarzschild telescope
The Schwarzschild telescope is a specialized two-mirror optical design that eliminates spherical aberration and coma, enabling wide-field, high-resolution astronomical imaging.
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C.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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D.
VISTA telescope
The VISTA telescope is a 4.1-meter wide-field survey telescope in Chile designed primarily for large-scale near-infrared sky surveys.
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E.
Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory network
ⓘ
international scientific collaboration ⓘ radio telescope ⓘ very-long-baseline interferometry array ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Event Horizon Telescope
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
EHT
|
| angularResolution | about 20 microarcseconds ⓘ |
| baselineType | Earth-sized baseline ⓘ |
| capturedImageOf |
Milky Way center
ⓘ
surface form:
Sagittarius A*
supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | over 200 scientists ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Event Horizon Telescope
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
|
| dataProcessingCenter |
MIT Haystack Observatory
ⓘ
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy ⓘ |
| dataVolumePerCampaign | petabytes of data ⓘ |
| field |
black hole astrophysics
ⓘ
radio astronomy ⓘ |
| firstBlackHoleImageDate | 2019-04-10 ⓘ |
| firstBlackHoleImageObject |
NGC 4486
ⓘ
surface form:
M87*
|
| fullName | Event Horizon Telescope self-link ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
East Asian funding agencies
ⓘ
European Research Council ⓘ National Science Foundation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
ⓘ
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment ⓘ Greenland Telescope ⓘ IRAM 30m telescope ⓘ
surface form:
IRAM 30m Telescope
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano ⓘ South Pole Telescope ⓘ Submillimeter Array ⓘ Submillimeter Telescope (Arizona) ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
image event horizons of black holes
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study accretion and jets near supermassive black holes ⓘ test general relativity in the strong-field regime ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | distributed, no single central observatory ⓘ |
| hasMemberInstitution |
European Southern Observatory
ⓘ
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
MIT Haystack Observatory ⓘ Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy ⓘ NAOJ ⓘ
surface form:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
|
| notableFor |
first direct image of a black hole
ⓘ
first image of the shadow of a black hole ⓘ |
| observes |
NGC 4486
ⓘ
surface form:
M87*
Milky Way center ⓘ
surface form:
Sagittarius A*
supermassive black holes ⓘ |
| operatesOn | global network of synchronized radio observatories ⓘ |
| SagittariusAStarImageDate | 2022-05-12 ⓘ |
| technique |
Earth-rotation synthesis
ⓘ
aperture synthesis ⓘ |
| testsTheory | general relativity ⓘ |
| usesFrequency | 230 GHz ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
high-speed data recorders
ⓘ
hydrogen maser atomic clocks ⓘ |
| usesMethod | very-long-baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| usesWavelength |
1.3 millimeter
ⓘ
millimeter wavelength ⓘ |
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Subject: Event Horizon Telescope Description of subject: The Event Horizon Telescope is a global network of synchronized radio observatories that together function as an Earth-sized virtual telescope, best known for capturing the first direct image of a black hole.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EHT
this entity surface form:
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration