Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope

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astronomical observatory instrument optical telescope reflecting telescope

The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory instrument → optical telescope → reflecting telescope →
alternativeName	Blanco 4m Telescope → CTIO 4-meter Telescope →
altitude	about 2200 meters →
aperture	4 meters →
associatedSurvey	DECam Legacy Survey → Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey → Dark Energy Survey →
commissioned	1974 →
country	Chile →
diameter	4 meters →
fieldOfViewWithDECam	approximately 3 square degrees →
firstLight	1974 →
fundedBy	National Science Foundation →
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere →
hostsInstrument	Dark Energy Camera →
instrument	Dark Energy Camera →
latitude	approximately -30.17 degrees →
locatedIn	Cerro Tololo → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → Chile → Coquimbo Region →
locatedOn	Andes Mountains →
longitude	approximately -70.81 degrees →
mirrorMaterial	glass →
mountType	equatorial mount →
namedAfter	Víctor Manuel Blanco →
notableFor	precision cosmology measurements → wide-field imaging with Dark Energy Camera →
observatoryCode	I02 →
operatedBy	Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → NOIRLab → National Optical Astronomy Observatory →
ownedBy	National Science Foundation →
partOf	Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory facility →
primaryMirrorDiameter	4.0 meters →
status	operational →
telescopeType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector →
usedFor	Milky Way structure studies → cosmological research → deep-sky surveys → galaxy evolution studies → supernova searches →
wavelengthRange	near-infrared → optical →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ("Blanco 4m Telescope") → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ("CTIO 4-meter Telescope") →	alternativeName
Dark Energy Camera ("Victor M. Blanco Telescope") → Dark Energy Camera →	locatedAt
CTIO ("Victor M. Blanco Telescope") →	hasTelescope
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory →	hostsTelescope
Dark Energy Camera →	installedOn
Dark Energy Survey ("Víctor M. Blanco Telescope") →	telescope