BTA-6 telescope
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The BTA-6 telescope is a 6-meter optical reflecting telescope in Russia that became the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope after the Hale Telescope.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| BTA-6 telescope canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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optical reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 2070 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| diameterComparison | larger aperture than Hale Telescope ⓘ |
| domeType | rotating dome ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BTA-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Bolshoi Teleskop Azimutalnyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApertureDiameter |
6 meters
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600 centimeters ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFocalRatio |
f/4 (primary focus)
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f/48 (Cassegrain focus) ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
imaging cameras
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photometers ⓘ spectrographs ⓘ |
| hasMirrorType | primary monolithic mirror ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| location |
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
NERFINISHED
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Nizhny Arkhyz NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | glass-ceramic ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest optical telescopes in the world
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largest single-aperture optical telescope at time of completion ⓘ |
| operator | Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousLargestSingleApertureOpticalTelescope | Hale Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScienceUse |
galaxy observations
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optical astronomy ⓘ quasar observations ⓘ spectroscopy of faint objects ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic astronomy
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spectral classification of stars ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ supernova observations ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1975 ⓘ |
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