Palomar 60-inch Telescope

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optical telescope reflecting telescope

The Palomar 60-inch Telescope is a 1.5-meter-class reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory used primarily for optical imaging and time-domain astronomy.

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60-inch Hale reflector 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf optical telescope ⓘ
reflecting telescope ⓘ
commissionedFor astronomical research ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAperture 1.5 meters ⓘ
60 inches ⓘ
hasDetector CCD camera ⓘ
hasDiameterClass 1.5-meter-class telescope ⓘ
hasMirrorMaterial glass ⓘ
hasOpticalDesign Cassegrain focus ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Palomar Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Diego County ⓘ
surface form: San Diego County, California

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedOn Palomar Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountType equatorial mount ⓘ
observatoryAltitude approximately 1700 meters ⓘ
approximately 5600 feet ⓘ
observatoryCode 675 ⓘ
operatedBy California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palomar Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Palomar Observatory telescope suite NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter 1.5 meters ⓘ
60 inches ⓘ
scienceFocus time-domain astrophysics ⓘ
transient astronomy ⓘ
variable phenomena in the night sky ⓘ
supportsObservationMode imaging ⓘ
multi-band photometry ⓘ
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor exoplanet transit observations ⓘ
gamma-ray burst afterglow follow-up ⓘ
optical imaging ⓘ
supernova follow-up ⓘ
time-domain astronomy ⓘ
time-series photometry ⓘ
transient follow-up observations ⓘ
variable star observations ⓘ
usedIn follow-up of survey discoveries ⓘ
monitoring of known variable sources ⓘ
student training and education ⓘ
wavelengthBand optical ⓘ

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Palomar Observatory → hasTelescope → Palomar 60-inch Telescope ⓘ
Mount Wilson Observatory → hasTelescope → Palomar 60-inch Telescope ⓘ
this entity surface form: 60-inch Hale reflector