Hobby–Eberly Telescope
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The Hobby–Eberly Telescope is a large, fixed-elevation optical telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas, notable for its cost-effective segmented-mirror design used as a model for other large telescopes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hobby–Eberly Telescope canonical | 3 |
| HETDEX | 1 |
| Hobby–Eberly Telescope design derivative | 1 |
| Hobby–Eberly Telescope dome | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12792002 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobby–Eberly Telescope Context triple: [Southern African Large Telescope, modeledAfter, Hobby–Eberly Telescope]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Pan-STARRS 1 telescope
The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope is a wide-field survey instrument located at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii, designed to systematically scan the sky for astronomical objects such as asteroids, comets, variable stars, and distant galaxies.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Hobby–Eberly Telescope Target entity description: The Hobby–Eberly Telescope is a large, fixed-elevation optical telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas, notable for its cost-effective segmented-mirror design used as a model for other large telescopes.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Pan-STARRS 1 telescope
The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope is a wide-field survey instrument located at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii, designed to systematically scan the sky for astronomical objects such as asteroids, comets, variable stars, and distant galaxies.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| altitudeFixed | fixed zenith angle ⓘ |
| apertureClass | 10-meter-class telescope ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designFeature |
cost-effective design
ⓘ
segmented primary mirror ⓘ spherical primary mirror ⓘ |
| designGoal | maximize collecting area at reduced cost ⓘ |
| designInfluence | model for other large segmented-mirror telescopes ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
State of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas
private donations ⓘ |
| hasMirrorSegments | segmented primary mirror panels ⓘ |
| hasScientificInstrument |
high-resolution spectrographs
ⓘ
spectrographs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | Mount Fowlkes ⓘ |
| location | McDonald Observatory ⓘ |
| mirrorTechnology | segmented mirror alignment system ⓘ |
| mountType | fixed-elevation design ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Robert E. Eberly
ⓘ
William P. Hobby ⓘ |
| namedForRole |
former Texas lieutenant governor William P. Hobby
ⓘ
linked to:
William P. Hobby
philanthropist Robert E. Eberly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cost-effective large-aperture design
ⓘ
fixed-elevation observing strategy ⓘ segmented-mirror technology ⓘ |
| observatory | McDonald Observatory ⓘ |
| operatedBy | McDonald Observatory ⓘ |
| owner | University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| partOf |
McDonald Observatory facilities
ⓘ
linked to:
McDonald Observatory
|
| primaryMirrorDiameter | approximately 10 meters ⓘ |
| scientificUse |
astronomical spectroscopy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| telescopeType | optical reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| trackingMethod |
moving instrument package at prime focus
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rotation of structure in azimuth ⓘ |
| usedFor |
large-scale spectroscopic surveys
ⓘ
survey astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
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Subject: Hobby–Eberly Telescope Description of subject: The Hobby–Eberly Telescope is a large, fixed-elevation optical telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas, notable for its cost-effective segmented-mirror design used as a model for other large telescopes.
Referenced by (6)
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