Nasmyth platform of Magellan telescopes
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The Nasmyth platform of the Magellan telescopes is a stable, instrument-dedicated mounting area located at the side focus of the large Magellan optical telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory, enabling the installation and operation of heavy, high-precision astronomical instruments.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nasmyth focus platform
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telescope instrument platform ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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Las Campanas Observatory staff ⓘ |
| attachedTo |
Magellan Baade telescope
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Magellan Clay telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedVia | folding mirrors from primary focus ⓘ |
| designedFor | instrument-dedicated mounting ⓘ |
| enables |
long-term instrument installation
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rapid instrument servicing ⓘ stable alignment of optical paths ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
allows large instruments that cannot be mounted at Cassegrain focus
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improves instrument stability compared to prime focus mounting ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | alt-azimuth telescope Nasmyth focus ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
enable high-precision astronomical observations
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mount heavy astronomical instruments ⓘ provide stable support for instruments ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
accessible for maintenance
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fixed gravity vector for instruments ⓘ mechanically stable ⓘ minimizes flexure ⓘ suitable for heavy loads ⓘ |
| locatedAt | side focus of Magellan telescopes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Region
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Chile ⓘ Las Campanas Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Magellan telescope instrument infrastructure
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Magellan telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesLightFrom | Magellan primary mirror via tertiary mirror ⓘ |
| supports |
adaptive optics instruments
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high-precision astronomical instruments ⓘ imaging instruments ⓘ massive spectrographs ⓘ |
| supportsInstrument |
Magellan adaptive optics system (MagAO) on Clay telescope
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imaging cameras for Magellan telescopes ⓘ various high-resolution spectrographs ⓘ |
| usedBy | astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
near-infrared astronomy
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optical astronomy ⓘ |
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