Very Large Telescope

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astronomical observatory optical telescope array

The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.

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All labels observed (27)

Label	Occurrences
Very Large Telescope canonical	31
ESO VLT	3
VLT Interferometer	3
VLT Unit Telescope array	2
VLTI	2
Very Large Telescope array	2
ESO Very Large Telescope	1
Four VLT Unit Telescopes	1
Unit Telescope 4 of the VLT	1
VLT	1
VLT Observatory	1
VLT UT2 Kueyen	1
VLT UT3	1
VLT UT3 Nasmyth platform	1
VLT UT4	1
VLT Unit Telescope 1	1
VLT Unit Telescope 2	1
VLT Unit Telescope 2 Kueyen	1
VLT Unit Telescope 3	1
VLT Unit Telescope 3 Melipal	1
VLT Unit Telescope 4	1
VLT array	1
Very Large Telescope Interferometer	1
Very Large Telescope Unit Telescope 3	1
Very Large Telescope instrumentation suite	1
Very Large Telescope projects	1
Very Large Telescope sites (nearby in Atacama region)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ optical telescope array ⓘ
abbreviation	Very Large Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: VLT
acronym	Very Large Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: VLTI
altitude	about 2635 meters above sea level ⓘ
auxiliaryTelescopeAperture	1.8 meters ⓘ
country	Chile ⓘ
designGoal	high angular resolution ⓘ high sensitivity ⓘ
firstLight	1998 ⓘ
fullyOperational	early 2000s ⓘ
fundingSource	member states of the European Southern Observatory ⓘ
governingBody	ESO Council ⓘ
hasAdaptiveOptics	yes ⓘ
hasAuxiliaryTelescopes	4 ⓘ
hasInstrument	FORS2 ⓘ HAWK-I ⓘ MUSE ⓘ SPHERE ⓘ UVES ⓘ VISIR ⓘ X-shooter ⓘ
hasInterferometer	Very Large Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Very Large Telescope Interferometer
locatedIn	Atacama Desert ⓘ Paranal Observatory ⓘ surface form: Cerro Paranal Paranal Observatory ⓘ
mirrorTechnology	active optics ⓘ adaptive optics ⓘ
mountType	altazimuth mount ⓘ
notableDiscovery	detailed observations of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way ⓘ direct imaging of exoplanets ⓘ measurements of the accelerating expansion of the Universe ⓘ
numberOfUnitTelescopes	4 ⓘ
operator	European Southern Observatory ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameterPerUnit	8.2 meters ⓘ
scienceFocus	cosmology ⓘ exoplanets ⓘ galaxies ⓘ star formation ⓘ stellar evolution ⓘ
skyCoverage	southern sky ⓘ
telescopeType	reflecting telescope ⓘ
unitTelescopeAperture	8.2 meters ⓘ
unitTelescopeName	Antu ⓘ Kueyen ⓘ Melipal ⓘ Yepun ⓘ
wavelengthRange	near-infrared ⓘ visible light ⓘ
website	https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/ ⓘ

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Atacama Desert → contains → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Telescope sites (nearby in Atacama region)

northern Chile → contains → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Chile

Paranal Observatory → primaryTelescopeArray → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

Paranal Observatory → hasInstrument → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Interferometer

Paranal Observatory → hasFacility → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Interferometer

Very Large Telescope → abbreviation → Very Large Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT

Very Large Telescope → hasInterferometer → Very Large Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Telescope Interferometer

Very Large Telescope → acronym → Very Large Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLTI

European Southern Observatory → operates → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

New Technology Telescope → influenced → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasPart → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Interferometer

ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasPart → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLTI

NGC 6822 → observedWith → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

Leo I Dwarf Galaxy → observedWith → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

NGC 604 → observedBy → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

30 Doradus → observedBy → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

Tarantula Nebula → observedBy → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

NGC 346 → observedBy → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

Antu → partOf → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

Antu → unitOf → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Telescope array

Melipal → partOf → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT array

Melipal → hasAlternativeName → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT UT3

Melipal → hasAlternativeName → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Telescope Unit Telescope 3

Melipal → isOneOf → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Four VLT Unit Telescopes

Yepun → partOf → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope array

Yepun → observatoryCode → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT UT4

FORS2 → locatedAt → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

FORS2 → mountedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope 1

UVES → locatedAtTelescope → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

UVES → mountedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope 2 Kueyen

UVES → hostFacility → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO VLT

X-shooter → locatedAt → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

X-shooter → mountedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope 2

X-shooter → observatoryProgram → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO VLT

X-shooter → hostTelescope → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT UT2 Kueyen

SPHERE → operatedAt → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

SPHERE → telescopeUnit → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope 3

SPHERE → installedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT UT3 Nasmyth platform

SPHERE → partOf → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Telescope instrumentation suite

MUSE → operatedAt → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

MUSE → installedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unit Telescope 4 of the VLT

HAWK-I → mountedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

HAWK-I → telescopeUnit → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope 4

HAWK-I → hostFacility → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Telescope array

VISIR → locatedAt → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

VISIR → mountedOn → Very Large Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: VLT Unit Telescope 3 Melipal