100-inch Hooker Telescope

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:aperture 100 inches
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Caltech
gptkb:NASA
Hubble Space Telescope team
gptkbp:completed gptkb:1917
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering work in astrophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 100-inch Hooker Telescope
gptkbp:influenced modern telescope design
gptkbp:influenced_by previous telescopes
gptkbp:is_a_focal_point_for 15 feet
gptkbp:is_observed_in clear skies
low light pollution
gptkbp:is_reflected_in gptkb:glass
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:1917
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing
gptkbp:mounting_options equatorial mount
gptkbp:notable_event study of cosmic rays
contributions to cosmology
research on black holes
exploration of the early universe
investigations of dark matter
studies of galaxy formation
research on stellar evolution
Hubble's law confirmation
observations of the solar system
observations of variable stars
first measurement of the distance to Andromeda Galaxy
mapping of the Magellanic Clouds
study of the Milky Way structure
gptkbp:notable_for discovery of the expanding universe
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkbp:observing_hours nighttime
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkbp:public_access limited
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Palomar_Observatory's_Hale_Telescope
gptkbp:research gptkb:spectroscopy
photometry
imaging
gptkbp:research_focus exoplanets
supernovae
galaxies
star clusters
nebulae
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 arcseconds per pixel
gptkbp:significance largest telescope in the world for 40 years
gptkbp:type reflecting telescope
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5