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
instanceOf astronomical observatory
nonprofit organization unit
research institution
affiliation Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (historical collaboration)
collaboratesWith international astronomical institutions
country United States of America
fieldOfWork astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
exoplanets
galaxy formation and evolution
large-scale structure of the universe
stellar astrophysics
supernovae
focusesOn instrumentation development
observational astronomy
theoretical astrophysics
formerName Mount Wilson Observatory
foundedBy Carnegie Institution of Washington
headquartersLocation Pasadena, California
historicallyOperated Mount Wilson Observatory
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Pasadena, California
missionStatement to advance the understanding of the universe through observational and theoretical astrophysics
namedAfter Andrew Carnegie
notableContribution discovery and study of Type Ia supernovae
measurement of the Hubble constant
observational cosmology
notableFacility Carnegie Astrophysics Fellows program
notableProject Carnegie Irvine Galaxy Survey
Carnegie Supernova Project
Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey
offers graduate student research opportunities
postdoctoral fellowships in astronomy
operates Baade Telescope
Clay Telescope
Las Campanas Observatory
Magellan Telescopes
Swope Telescope
du Pont Telescope
parentOrganization Carnegie Institution for Science
publishes scientific papers in peer-reviewed astronomy journals
uses infrared telescopes
optical telescopes
spectrographs
website https://obs.carnegiescience.edu/

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
100-inch Hooker Telescope
Magellan I
du Pont Telescope
operatedBy
Allan R. Sandage
Walter Baade ("Mount Wilson Observatory")
employer
Henrietta Hill Swope
donatedTo
OGLE-IV survey ("Carnegie Institution for Science (Las Campanas site owner)")
hostOrganization
Carnegie Observatories ("Carnegie Astrophysics Fellows program")
notableFacility
Las Campanas, Chile
usedBy
Vera Rubin
workLocation

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