Triple

T3906926
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gemini North Observatory E87223 entity
Predicate hasInstrument P35 FINISHED
Object Altair adaptive optics system
The Altair adaptive optics system is a high-resolution imaging instrument at the Gemini North telescope that corrects for atmospheric distortion to produce sharper astronomical observations.
 E397221 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Altair adaptive optics system | Statement: [Gemini North Observatory, hasInstrument, Altair adaptive optics system]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Altair adaptive optics system
Context triple: [Gemini North Observatory, hasInstrument, Altair adaptive optics system]
  • A. MagAO
    MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
  • B. Lyot coronagraphs
    Lyot coronagraphs are optical devices used in telescopes to block out the bright light of a star so that faint nearby objects, such as exoplanets or circumstellar disks, can be imaged.
  • C. GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
    GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager) is a high-resolution near-infrared camera designed to work with adaptive optics on the Gemini South telescope, enabling extremely sharp imaging by correcting for atmospheric distortion.
  • D. GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System)
    GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System) is an advanced adaptive optics facility that uses multiple laser guide stars and deformable mirrors to deliver wide-field, near-diffraction-limited imaging from the ground-based Gemini South telescope.
  • E. Metis coronagraph
    Metis coronagraph is a specialized telescope instrument designed to block the Sun’s bright disk so it can image and study the faint outer solar corona in visible and ultraviolet light.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Altair adaptive optics system
Triple: [Gemini North Observatory, hasInstrument, Altair adaptive optics system]
Generated description
The Altair adaptive optics system is a high-resolution imaging instrument at the Gemini North telescope that corrects for atmospheric distortion to produce sharper astronomical observations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Altair adaptive optics system
Target entity description: The Altair adaptive optics system is a high-resolution imaging instrument at the Gemini North telescope that corrects for atmospheric distortion to produce sharper astronomical observations.
  • A. MagAO
    MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
  • B. Lyot coronagraphs
    Lyot coronagraphs are optical devices used in telescopes to block out the bright light of a star so that faint nearby objects, such as exoplanets or circumstellar disks, can be imaged.
  • C. GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
    GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager) is a high-resolution near-infrared camera designed to work with adaptive optics on the Gemini South telescope, enabling extremely sharp imaging by correcting for atmospheric distortion.
  • D. GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System)
    GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System) is an advanced adaptive optics facility that uses multiple laser guide stars and deformable mirrors to deliver wide-field, near-diffraction-limited imaging from the ground-based Gemini South telescope.
  • E. Metis coronagraph
    Metis coronagraph is a specialized telescope instrument designed to block the Sun’s bright disk so it can image and study the faint outer solar corona in visible and ultraviolet light.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69aed9424514819086e9c58adde6652d completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeed1290e48190aaf2d8b2a7be707a completed March 9, 2026, 3:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b51caf41c881909c5156480b46e794 completed March 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b51dab33488190b8e09ec26251a469 completed March 14, 2026, 8:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b51e08c7ac8190aab4b270258cdb69 completed March 14, 2026, 8:36 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:22 p.m.