Anglo-Australian Telescope
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The Anglo-Australian Telescope is a major 3.9-metre optical telescope in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its contributions to galactic and extragalactic astronomy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Australian Telescope canonical | 2 |
| Siding Spring Observatory | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | optical telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 1165 metres ⓘ |
| apertureDiameter |
3.9 metres
ⓘ
390 centimetres ⓘ |
| collaboration | Anglo-Australian collaboration ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | early 1970s ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designedBy | Freeman Fox & Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOperator | UK Science and Engineering Research Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Australian Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | cylindrical concrete tower with rotating dome ⓘ |
| hasFocalStations |
Cassegrain focus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coudé focus ⓘ prime focus ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| instrument |
2dF multi-object spectrograph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AAOmega spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ HERMES spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ IRIS2 near-infrared imager and spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ UCLES echelle spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Milky Way structure mapping
ⓘ
large galaxy redshift surveys ⓘ stellar abundance studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| location | Siding Spring Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | glass ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| name | Anglo-Australian Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ |
| opened | 1974 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Anglo-Australian Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Australian Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Siding Spring Observatory complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorType | parabolic mirror ⓘ |
| primaryScience |
cosmology
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
equatorial-mounted telescope
ⓘ
optical reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
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Siding Spring Observatory