Parkes Observatory
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Parkes Observatory is a major radio telescope facility in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its role in radio astronomy and in relaying the Apollo 11 Moon landing broadcasts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parkes Observatory canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680100 — 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: Parkes Observatory Context triple: [Parkes, hasNearbyAttraction, Parkes Observatory]
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A.
Sunshine 60 Observatory
Sunshine 60 Observatory is a high-rise observation deck atop the Sunshine 60 skyscraper in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, offering panoramic views of the city skyline.
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B.
Perkins Observatory
Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Ohio known for its public stargazing programs and educational outreach in astronomy.
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C.
Crosby Observatory
Crosby Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in Orlando, Florida, featuring telescopes and educational programs for viewing and learning about the night sky.
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D.
Mamalluca Observatory
Mamalluca Observatory is a popular public astronomical observatory in Chile’s Elqui Valley, renowned for its exceptionally clear skies and stargazing tourism.
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E.
Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in Chile renowned for its high-quality observing conditions and its role in cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomy.
- 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: Parkes Observatory Target entity description: Parkes Observatory is a major radio telescope facility in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its role in radio astronomy and in relaying the Apollo 11 Moon landing broadcasts.
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A.
Sunshine 60 Observatory
Sunshine 60 Observatory is a high-rise observation deck atop the Sunshine 60 skyscraper in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, offering panoramic views of the city skyline.
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B.
Perkins Observatory
Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Ohio known for its public stargazing programs and educational outreach in astronomy.
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C.
Crosby Observatory
Crosby Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in Orlando, Florida, featuring telescopes and educational programs for viewing and learning about the night sky.
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D.
Mamalluca Observatory
Mamalluca Observatory is a popular public astronomical observatory in Chile’s Elqui Valley, renowned for its exceptionally clear skies and stargazing tourism.
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E.
Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in Chile renowned for its high-quality observing conditions and its role in cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
ⓘ
radio telescope observatory ⓘ |
| altName |
Australia Telescope National Facility
ⓘ
surface form:
ATNF Parkes Observatory
Murriyang ⓘ Parkes radio telescope ⓘ
surface form:
Parkes Radio Telescope
The Dish ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Deep Space Network
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Deep Space Network
international radio astronomy facilities ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designedBy | Freeman Fox & Partners ⓘ |
| discovered | many radio pulsars ⓘ |
| elevation | about 415 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
The Dish
ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Dish"
|
| fundedBy |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
Carnegie Corporation of New York ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Corporation
Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | PKS ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate |
approximate latitude -32.9984
ⓘ
approximate longitude 148.2637 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Parkes radio telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Parkes 64-metre radio telescope
|
| hasReceiver |
multibeam receiver for 21-cm surveys
ⓘ
ultra-wideband low-frequency receiver ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Parkes Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Parkes ⓘ |
| near | Parkes, New South Wales ⓘ |
| notableFor |
radio astronomy research
ⓘ
supporting Apollo 11 Moon landing communications ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
ⓘ
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science ⓘ
surface form:
CSIRO Space and Astronomy
|
| ownedBy |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Apollo 11
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 11 mission tracking
|
| partOf | Australia Telescope National Facility ⓘ |
| researchField |
astrophysics
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | received and relayed television signals of Apollo 11 Moon walk ⓘ |
| telescopeDiameter | 64 metres ⓘ |
| telescopeType | single-dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
SETI searches
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fast radio burst detections ⓘ neutral hydrogen surveys ⓘ pulsar observations ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parkes Observatory Description of subject: Parkes Observatory is a major radio telescope facility in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its role in radio astronomy and in relaying the Apollo 11 Moon landing broadcasts.
Referenced by (5)
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