120-inch Shane reflector

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optical telescope reflecting telescope

The 120-inch Shane reflector is a large optical telescope at Lick Observatory that has been a major instrument for astronomical research since the mid-20th century.

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120-inch Shane reflector canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf optical telescope ⓘ
reflecting telescope ⓘ
commissioned 1959 ⓘ
constructionStarted 1940s ⓘ
eraOfMajorUse 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ
firstLight 1959 ⓘ
hasApertureClass 3-metre class telescope ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem equatorial coordinate system ⓘ
hasDome Shane telescope dome ⓘ
hasInstrument Kast Double Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ
ShARCS infrared camera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shane Adaptive Optics system NERFINISHED ⓘ
prime-focus camera ⓘ
hasMountType equatorial mount ⓘ
hasPrimaryMirrorDiameter 120 inches ⓘ
3.05 metres ⓘ
hasResearchContribution planetary atmosphere observations ⓘ
quasar redshift measurements ⓘ
star formation studies ⓘ
studies of dark matter in galaxies ⓘ
studies of galaxy dynamics ⓘ
supernova spectroscopy ⓘ
hasStatus operational ⓘ
locatedAt Lick Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedOn Mount Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter C. Donald Shane NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy Lick Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy University of California NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf University of California Observatories NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor adaptive optics observations ⓘ
astronomical research ⓘ
galaxy studies ⓘ
imaging ⓘ
planetary astronomy ⓘ
quasar observations ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
supernova observations ⓘ
usesOpticalDesign Cassegrain reflector NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasAmongLargestTelescopesIn world in mid-20th century ⓘ
wasLargestTelescopeAt Lick Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Lick Observatory (affiliated) → hasTelescope → 120-inch Shane reflector ⓘ
subject surface form: Lick Observatory
Lick Observatory → hasInstrument → 120-inch Shane reflector ⓘ