Mayall 4-meter Telescope

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The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.

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instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument
ground-based telescope
optical telescope
reflecting telescope
abbreviation DESI
commissioned 1973
constructionCompleted early 1970s
country United States
fieldOfView wide-field
hasApertureClass 4-meter class telescope
hasDome yes
hasInstrument Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
hasMirrorMaterial glass
hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
installedOn Mayall 4-meter Telescope
locatedIn Arizona
Kitt Peak National Observatory
United States
locatedOn Kitt Peak
mountType equatorial mount
namedAfter Nicholas U. Mayall
linked to: N. U. Mayall
namedForOccupationOfEponym astronomer
notableFor contributions to observational cosmology
large-scale galaxy surveys
wide-field spectroscopy
observatoryAltitude approximately 2100 meters
approximately 6900 feet
operatedBy NOIRLab
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
ownedBy National Science Foundation
partOf Kitt Peak National Observatory facilities
primaryMirrorDiameter 158 inches
4 meters
scienceFocus cosmology
galaxy evolution
large-scale structure of the universe
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
usedFor galaxy redshift surveys
imaging
large-scale structure studies
observational cosmology
spectroscopy
wide-field astronomical surveys
usedInProject Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey precursor work
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument survey
wavelength near-infrared
optical

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory operated Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument mountedOn Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Kitt Peak National Observatory hasTelescope Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument installedOn Mayall 4-meter Telescope
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