ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory
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The ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory is a wide-field astronomical survey instrument operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, used primarily for imaging large areas of the southern sky.
All labels observed (2)
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| ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory canonical | 1 |
| ESO Schmidt telescope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15637622 — 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: ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory Context triple: [Schmidt telescope, notableExample, ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory]
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A.
ESO 3.6 m Telescope
The ESO 3.6 m Telescope is a major optical telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, known for hosting the HARPS spectrograph used in exoplanet discovery.
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B.
ESO 1.52-metre telescope
The ESO 1.52-metre telescope is a mid-sized optical telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, used for a variety of astronomical observations and instrumental projects.
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C.
ESO New Technology Telescope
The ESO New Technology Telescope is a 3.58-meter ground-based telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile, renowned for pioneering active optics technology and supporting a wide range of astronomical research programs.
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D.
UK Schmidt Telescope
The UK Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Australia that has played a key role in mapping the southern sky and discovering large-scale Galactic structures.
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E.
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory facility in Chile that operates several world-class optical and infrared telescopes, including those at La Silla and Paranal.
- 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: ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory Target entity description: The ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory is a wide-field astronomical survey instrument operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, used primarily for imaging large areas of the southern sky.
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A.
ESO 3.6 m Telescope
The ESO 3.6 m Telescope is a major optical telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, known for hosting the HARPS spectrograph used in exoplanet discovery.
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B.
ESO 1.52-metre telescope
The ESO 1.52-metre telescope is a mid-sized optical telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, used for a variety of astronomical observations and instrumental projects.
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C.
ESO New Technology Telescope
The ESO New Technology Telescope is a 3.58-meter ground-based telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile, renowned for pioneering active optics technology and supporting a wide range of astronomical research programs.
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D.
UK Schmidt Telescope
The UK Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Australia that has played a key role in mapping the southern sky and discovering large-scale Galactic structures.
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E.
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory facility in Chile that operates several world-class optical and infrared telescopes, including those at La Silla and Paranal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory