Carnegie Observatories
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Carnegie Observatories is a major astronomical research institution known for operating world-class telescopes and conducting cutting-edge studies of the universe.
Aliases (3)
- Carnegie Astrophysics Fellows program ×1
- Carnegie Institution for Science (Las Campanas site owner) ×1
- Mount Wilson Observatory ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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nonprofit organization unit → research institution → |
| affiliation |
Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (historical collaboration)
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| collaboratesWith |
international astronomical institutions
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| country |
United States of America
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics → cosmology → exoplanets → galaxy formation and evolution → large-scale structure of the universe → stellar astrophysics → supernovae → |
| focusesOn |
instrumentation development
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observational astronomy → theoretical astrophysics → |
| formerName |
Mount Wilson Observatory
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| foundedBy |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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| headquartersLocation |
Pasadena, California
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| historicallyOperated |
Mount Wilson Observatory
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| location |
Pasadena, California
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| missionStatement |
to advance the understanding of the universe through observational and theoretical astrophysics
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| namedAfter |
Andrew Carnegie
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| notableContribution |
discovery and study of Type Ia supernovae
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measurement of the Hubble constant → observational cosmology → |
| notableFacility |
Carnegie Astrophysics Fellows program
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| notableProject |
Carnegie Irvine Galaxy Survey
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Carnegie Supernova Project → Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey → |
| offers |
graduate student research opportunities
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postdoctoral fellowships in astronomy → |
| operates |
Baade Telescope
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Clay Telescope → Las Campanas Observatory → Magellan Telescopes → Swope Telescope → du Pont Telescope → |
| parentOrganization |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| publishes |
scientific papers in peer-reviewed astronomy journals
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| uses |
infrared telescopes
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optical telescopes → spectrographs → |
| website |
https://obs.carnegiescience.edu/
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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100-inch Hooker Telescope
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Magellan I → du Pont Telescope → |
operatedBy |
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Allan R. Sandage
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Walter Baade ("Mount Wilson Observatory") → |
employer |
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Henrietta Hill Swope
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donatedTo |
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OGLE-IV survey
("Carnegie Institution for Science (Las Campanas site owner)")
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hostOrganization |
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Carnegie Observatories
("Carnegie Astrophysics Fellows program")
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notableFacility |
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Las Campanas, Chile
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usedBy |
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Vera Rubin
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workLocation |