VST
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VST is a wide-field optical survey telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory, designed primarily for large-scale imaging of the night sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VST canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical telescope
ⓘ
survey telescope ⓘ telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | VLT Survey Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | about 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraType | wide-field CCD camera ⓘ |
| constructionPartner | INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDesign | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
deep multi-band optical images
ⓘ
large-area sky surveys ⓘ |
| designedBy | INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equippedWith | OmegaCAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | 1 square degree ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| fullName | VLT Survey Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | VST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| mainCamera | OmegaCAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorType | Ritchey–Chrétien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | dedicated wide-field survey capability at ESO Paranal ⓘ |
| observatorySite | Cerro Paranal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAcronym | ESO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paranal Observatory telescope array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pixelCount | 268 megapixels ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
2.6 metres
ⓘ
260 centimetres ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
large-scale optical imaging
ⓘ
wide-field imaging survey of the night sky ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
cosmological surveys
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic structure ⓘ stellar populations ⓘ |
| supportsSurvey |
ATLAS
NERFINISHED
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KIDS ⓘ VPHAS+ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | alt-azimuth mounted telescope ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-ultraviolet to near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
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