OGLE
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OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment) is a long-term astronomical survey focused on detecting dark matter, exoplanets, and variable stars through gravitational microlensing and photometric monitoring.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical survey
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observational astronomy project → |
| acronym |
OGLE
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| affiliation |
University of Warsaw
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| contributedTo |
calibration of cosmic distance scale
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discovery of microlensing exoplanets → study of Galactic bar → |
| country |
Poland
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| dataType |
optical photometry
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time-series light curves → |
| field |
astronomy
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astrophysics → |
| founder |
Bohdan Paczyński
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| fullName |
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
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| goal |
catalog variable stars
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detect exoplanets via microlensing → search for dark matter via microlensing → |
| method |
photometric monitoring
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time-domain astronomy → |
| monitors |
millions of stars
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| notableResult |
detection of numerous gravitational microlensing events
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detection of planetary microlensing events → large catalogs of variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds → |
| observes |
Galactic bulge
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Galactic disk → Magellanic Clouds → |
| operatedBy |
Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw
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| phase |
OGLE-I
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OGLE-II → OGLE-III → OGLE-IV → |
| principalInvestigator |
Andrzej Udalski
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| provides |
public data archive
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| researchFocus |
Galactic structure
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dark matter → exoplanets → gravitational microlensing → transient phenomena → variable stars → |
| startDate |
1992
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| surveyType |
long-term survey
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wide-field survey → |
| technique |
difference image analysis
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| telescopeCountry |
Chile
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| telescopeLocation |
Las Campanas Observatory
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| usesTelescope |
Warsaw Telescope
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| wavelength |
optical
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OGLE
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acronym |
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Warsaw Telescope
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majorProject |