Warsaw Telescope
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The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
Aliases (1)
- Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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optical telescope → |
| associatedWith |
OGLE-I survey
→
OGLE-II survey → OGLE-III survey → OGLE-IV survey → |
| continent |
South America
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| country |
Chile
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| hasAperture |
1.3-meter
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130-centimeter → |
| hasDetector |
CCD camera
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| hasFieldOfView |
wide-field
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| hasMount |
equatorial mount
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| hostObservatoryOperatedBy |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| locatedIn |
Atacama Region
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Chile → Las Campanas Observatory → |
| majorProject |
OGLE
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Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment → |
| notableFor |
contributions to exoplanet discoveries
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discovery of numerous microlensing events → long-term monitoring of millions of stars → precision photometry over large sky areas → |
| operatedBy |
Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw
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University of Warsaw → |
| partOf |
Las Campanas Observatory telescope array
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| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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astrophysics → |
| surveyMode |
photometric survey
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| telescopeType |
reflecting telescope
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| usedFor |
Cepheid variable observations
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Galactic structure studies → Magellanic Clouds studies → RR Lyrae star observations → astronomical surveys → distance scale calibration → exoplanet detection via microlensing → gravitational microlensing events → large-scale sky surveys → microlensing searches → photometric monitoring → time-domain astronomy → variable star observations → |
| wavelengthRange |
optical
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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OGLE
→
OGLE-IV survey → |
usesTelescope |
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Las Campanas Observatory
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hasTelescope |
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Las Campanas, Chile
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hosts |
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Warsaw Telescope
("Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment")
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majorProject |