Gran Telescopio Canarias
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Gran Telescopio Canarias is one of the world’s largest single-aperture optical-infrared telescopes, located at a high-altitude observatory in the Canary Islands for cutting-edge astronomical research.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrared telescope
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optical telescope ⓘ single-aperture telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GTC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great Canary Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 2396 meters ⓘ |
| apertureSize | 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Mexico
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingPartner |
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (Mexico)
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
adaptive optics
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imaging ⓘ multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
CanariCam
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EMIR NERFINISHED ⓘ HiPERCAM NERFINISHED ⓘ MEGARA NERFINISHED ⓘ MIRADAS NERFINISHED ⓘ OSIRIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Canary Islands ⓘ Macizo de Taburiente NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ Roque de los Muchachos Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Gran Telescopio Canarias S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorType | segmented primary mirror ⓘ |
| numberOfMirrorSegments | 36 ⓘ |
| openedToAstronomers | 2009 ⓘ |
| operator | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| rank | one of the world’s largest single-aperture optical-infrared telescopes ⓘ |
| scientificPurpose |
astronomical research
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exoplanet research ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ solar system studies ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
| telescopeMountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
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