du Pont Telescope

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astronomical observatory instrument optical telescope reflecting telescope

The du Pont Telescope is a 2.5-meter optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory used for a wide range of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.

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Label Occurrences
du Pont Telescope canonical 3
Irénée du Pont Telescope 2
Las Campanas Observatory telescope array 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ
reflecting telescope ⓘ
apertureSize 2.5 meters ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
diameter 2.5 meters ⓘ
fieldOfView wide-field optical imaging ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem equatorial coordinates ⓘ
hasInstrument CCD imaging systems ⓘ
direct imaging cameras ⓘ
echelle spectrograph ⓘ
spectrographs ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
surface form: Atacama Desert region

Chile ⓘ
Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
locatedOn Cerro Manqui ⓘ
surface form: Cerro Las Campanas
mirrorCount 1 primary mirror ⓘ
mirrorDiameter 2.5 meters ⓘ
mirrorMaterial glass ⓘ
mountType equatorial mount ⓘ
namedAfter Alfred I. du Pont ⓘ
observatory Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
operatedBy Carnegie Institution of Washington ⓘ
surface form: Carnegie Institution for Science

Carnegie Observatories ⓘ
partOf Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
surface form: Las Campanas Observatory telescope suite
primaryMirrorShape hyperbolic ⓘ
scienceFocus cosmology-related observations ⓘ
galaxy evolution ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
spectroscopic surveys ⓘ
stellar populations ⓘ
secondaryMirrorShape hyperbolic ⓘ
supports long-slit spectroscopy ⓘ
multi-slit spectroscopy ⓘ
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien telescope ⓘ
usedFor astronomical imaging ⓘ
astrophysical research ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ
high-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ
multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ
spectrophotometry ⓘ
spectroscopic research ⓘ
stellar astronomy ⓘ
supernova observations ⓘ
time-domain astronomy ⓘ
variable star observations ⓘ
wavelength optical ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Las Campanas Observatory → hasTelescope → du Pont Telescope ⓘ
Las Campanas Observatory → hasTelescope → du Pont Telescope ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irénée du Pont Telescope
Magellan I → partOf → du Pont Telescope ⓘ
this entity surface form: Las Campanas Observatory telescope array
Las Campanas, Chile → hosts → du Pont Telescope ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irénée du Pont Telescope
Carnegie Observatories → operates → du Pont Telescope ⓘ
Carnegie Supernova Project → usesInstrument → du Pont Telescope ⓘ