Draper telescope

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:aperture 11 inches
gptkbp:associated_with American astronomy
New York University Observatory
gptkbp:contributed_to development of astrophotography
understanding of planets
understanding of the moon
understanding of galaxies
understanding of stars
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:John_William_Draper
gptkbp:disassembled_year 1860
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:historical_significance first large telescope in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Draper telescope
gptkbp:impact celestial photography
gptkbp:influenced future telescope designs
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:inspired future astronomers
gptkbp:is_a_focal_point_for 15 feet
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:double_stars
comets
star clusters
planetary nebulae
gptkbp:legacy pioneering work in astronomy
gptkbp:lighting 1840
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
gptkbp:mounting_options gptkb:altazimuth_mount
gptkbp:notable_achievement detailed lunar photographs
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Jupiter's_moons
gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkb:Venus
gptkb:Mars
gptkb:Pleiades
gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkb:Saturn's_rings
gptkb:Milky_Way
lunar surface
star fields
gptkbp:notable_feature large aperture
gptkbp:notable_for first photograph of the moon
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:reconstructed_year 1870
gptkbp:replaced_by modern telescopes
gptkbp:research gptkb:photography
gptkbp:significant_event first public demonstration
gptkbp:successor Lick Observatory telescope
gptkbp:type reflecting telescope
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:year 1840
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Henry_Draper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7