Triple

T8178605
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lick Observatory E191002 entity
Predicate hasInstrument P35 FINISHED
Object Shane Adaptive Optics system
The Shane Adaptive Optics system is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Shane 3-meter telescope at Lick Observatory that uses adaptive optics to correct for atmospheric distortion in astronomical observations.
E716456 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: Shane Adaptive Optics system | Statement: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, Shane Adaptive Optics system]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shane Adaptive Optics system
Context triple: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, Shane Adaptive Optics system]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. SCExAO
    SCExAO (Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics) is a high-performance adaptive optics and coronagraphic instrument on the Subaru Telescope designed for direct imaging and characterization of exoplanets and circumstellar environments.
  • E. MagAO
    MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
  • 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: Shane Adaptive Optics system
Triple: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, Shane Adaptive Optics system]
Generated description
The Shane Adaptive Optics system is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Shane 3-meter telescope at Lick Observatory that uses adaptive optics to correct for atmospheric distortion in astronomical observations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shane Adaptive Optics system
Target entity description: The Shane Adaptive Optics system is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Shane 3-meter telescope at Lick Observatory that uses adaptive optics to correct for atmospheric distortion in astronomical observations.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. SCExAO
    SCExAO (Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics) is a high-performance adaptive optics and coronagraphic instrument on the Subaru Telescope designed for direct imaging and characterization of exoplanets and circumstellar environments.
  • E. MagAO
    MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
  • 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_69ca82c4538081909404325aa5639483 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4abb66bc81908d758c7af2e23ac6 completed March 31, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ccbf7f02d08190a6cedc37b64a0d9e completed April 1, 2026, 6:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccc313ba7c81909b9ee65b37ed165e completed April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ccd85aa2888190bd167148b21a3f93 completed April 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.