Swope Telescope
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The Swope Telescope is a 1-meter-class optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory, known for its role in supernova and transient object discoveries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swope Telescope canonical | 7 |
| Henrietta Swope Telescope | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ |
| apertureSize |
1 meter
ⓘ
40 inches ⓘ |
| commissionedAt | Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
multi-band photometry
ⓘ
wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | CCD imaging camera ⓘ |
| hasObservationSite | Las Campanas, Chile ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Chile ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Atacama Desert ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henrietta Hill Swope ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discovery imaging of the first optical counterpart to a gravitational-wave source
ⓘ
observations of supernovae in nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| observatoryAltitude | approximately 2400 meters ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Institution for Science
Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Observatories
|
| ownedBy |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Institution for Science
|
| partOf |
Las Campanas Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Las Campanas Observatory telescope array
|
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 1.0 m ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ |
| usedFor |
follow-up of gravitational-wave counterparts
ⓘ
photometric observations ⓘ supernova searches ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ transient object discoveries ⓘ |
| usedInProject | supernova surveys at Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | optical ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henrietta Swope Telescope