New Technology Telescope

E75063

astronomical observatory telescope optical telescope

The New Technology Telescope is a pioneering 3.58-meter ESO telescope in Chile that introduced active optics and advanced imaging techniques, significantly influencing modern telescope design.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
New Technology Telescope canonical	10
New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ
abbreviation	NTT ⓘ
altitude	approximately 2400 metres ⓘ
commissioned	1989 ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Chile ⓘ
countryOfOperation	Chile ⓘ surface form: Republic of Chile
designGoal	demonstrate active optics technology ⓘ improve image quality under varying conditions ⓘ
diameter	3.58 metres ⓘ
enclosureType	innovative compact building with windscreen and co-rotating dome ⓘ
firstLight	1989 ⓘ
geographicRegion	Atacama Desert ⓘ surface form: Atacama Desert region
hasMirrorMaterial	glass-ceramic ⓘ
hasTechnology	advanced dome ventilation ⓘ computer-controlled mirror actuators ⓘ real-time wavefront correction ⓘ
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
influenced	Very Large Telescope ⓘ active optics implementation in subsequent ESO telescopes ⓘ modern large optical telescope design ⓘ
introducedTechnology	active optics ⓘ
location	La Silla Observatory ⓘ
mirrorDiameter	3.58 metres ⓘ
mirrorSupportSystem	computer-controlled active support ⓘ
mountType	altazimuth mount ⓘ
notableFor	advanced imaging techniques ⓘ being a testbed for technologies later used in the VLT ⓘ high image quality through active optics ⓘ
observatory	La Silla Observatory ⓘ
operator	European Southern Observatory ⓘ
organization	European Southern Observatory ⓘ surface form: ESO
ownedBy	European Southern Observatory ⓘ
pioneeringFeature	first major telescope to use active optics as a core design element ⓘ
primaryMirrorType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ surface form: Ritchey–Chrétien
scientificDiscipline	astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ
scientificUse	imaging ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ
site	La Silla Observatory ⓘ surface form: La Silla
status	operational ⓘ
telescopeApertureClass	3–4 metre class telescope ⓘ
telescopeType	reflecting telescope ⓘ
wavelengthRange	near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ

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Subject: New Technology Telescope
Description of subject: The New Technology Telescope is a pioneering 3.58-meter ESO telescope in Chile that introduced active optics and advanced imaging techniques, significantly influencing modern telescope design.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Silla Observatory → hasTelescope → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

European Southern Observatory → operates → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

NTT 3.58 m Telescope → alsoKnownAs → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasPart → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

NTT → fullName → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

EMMI → locatedAt → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

EMMI → mountedOn → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

SUSI → usedOn → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

SOFI → telescope → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

SOFI → installedOn → New Technology Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory

ESO Imaging Survey projects → usesTelescope → New Technology Telescope ⓘ