MeerLICHT telescope
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The MeerLICHT telescope is an optical wide-field survey instrument in South Africa designed to provide simultaneous optical observations of the same sky regions monitored by radio telescopes like MeerKAT.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MeerLICHT telescope canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MeerLICHT telescope Context triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, MeerLICHT telescope]
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A.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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B.
Simonyi Survey Telescope
The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
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C.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
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E.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MeerLICHT telescope Target entity description: The MeerLICHT telescope is an optical wide-field survey instrument in South Africa designed to provide simultaneous optical observations of the same sky regions monitored by radio telescopes like MeerKAT.
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A.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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B.
Simonyi Survey Telescope
The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
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C.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
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E.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical telescope
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robotic telescope ⓘ wide-field survey instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
MeerKAT radio telescope
ⓘ
SKA pathfinder projects ⓘ
linked to:
Square Kilometre Array pathfinder work
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| collaboration |
Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Netherlands Research School for Astronomy
North-West University (South Africa) ⓘ
linked to:
North-West University
Radboud University Nijmegen ⓘ South African Astronomical Observatory ⓘ University of Cape Town ⓘ University of Manchester ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| commissioningPeriod | around 2017–2018 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
light curves of variable sources
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time-resolved optical images ⓘ |
| designedFor |
simultaneous observations with MeerKAT
ⓘ
wide-field optical survey of MeerKAT fields ⓘ |
| detectorType | CCD camera ⓘ |
| fieldOfView |
about 2.7 square degrees
ⓘ
approximately 1.7° × 1.7° ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2017 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
NOVA
ⓘ
Radboud University Nijmegen ⓘ South African partners ⓘ |
| locatedAt | South African Astronomical Observatory, Sutherland ⓘ |
| location |
Sutherland, South Africa
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linked to:
Sutherland, Cape Colony
|
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| observes |
X-ray binaries
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active galactic nuclei ⓘ cataclysmic variables ⓘ gamma-ray burst afterglows ⓘ optical counterparts of radio sources ⓘ supernovae ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| operatedBy | South African Astronomical Observatory ⓘ |
| pixelCount | about 65 megapixels ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
0.65 m
ⓘ
65 cm ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
optical follow-up of radio transients
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simultaneous optical and radio observations ⓘ study of variable and transient sources ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| successorProject | BlackGEM telescope array ⓘ |
| supportsProject |
MeerKAT Large Survey Projects
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ThunderKAT (MeerKAT Key Science Project on radio transients) ⓘ |
| surveyMode |
fully robotic operations
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queue-scheduled observations ⓘ |
| telescopeType | optical ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | visible light ⓘ |
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