Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Teide_Observatory
gptkb:Coquimbo_Region
gptkb:National_Optical_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkb:Fritz_Zwicky
gptkb:Dark_Energy_Survey
gptkbp:accessibility road access
air access
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:National_Optical_Astronomy_Observatory
AURA
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:University_of_Chile
gptkbp:climate arid climate
gptkbp:collaborates_with gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:Gemini_Observatory
gptkb:Atacama_Large_Millimeter_Array
international research institutions
Chilean universities
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:local_universities
gptkb:NASA
international research projects
gptkbp:community_engagement educational workshops
outreach programs
public tours
collaborations with schools
gptkbp:coordinates 30°10′00″ S 70°48′00″ W
gptkbp:discovered_by variable stars
supernovae
asteroids
galaxies
star clusters
gptkbp:educational_programs internships
school visits
workshops
outreach programs
public lectures
gptkbp:elevation 2,200 meters
2200 meters
gptkbp:established gptkb:1965
gptkbp:focus optical astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
gptkbp:is_observed_in high altitude
dark skies
low light pollution
good seeing conditions
good seeing
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:notable_event astronomy conferences
public lectures
star parties
workshops for researchers
gptkbp:notable_models 0.5-meter telescope
0.9-meter telescope
1.5-meter telescope
4-meter telescope
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Monarch
exoplanets
supernovae
galaxy formation
gptkbp:open_to_public gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:National_Optical_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkb:Cerro_Tololo_Inter-American_Observatory_Association
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cerro_Tololo
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:conference
technical reports
theses
peer-reviewed articles
books on astronomy
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Energy
grants
government grants
private donations
research grants
gptkbp:research_areas astrophysics
exoplanets
galactic astronomy
stellar astronomy
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:spacecraft
high-energy astrophysics
variable stars
planetary science
near-Earth objects
stellar evolution
star formation
stellar populations
solar system dynamics
galactic structure
gptkbp:type gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:website www.ctio.noao.edu