Keck II Nasmyth platform
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The Keck II Nasmyth platform is a stable, instrument-dedicated mounting location on the Keck II telescope used to host large, advanced astronomical instruments for optical and near-infrared observations.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18344183 — 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: Keck II Nasmyth platform Context triple: [DEIMOS spectrograph, hostFacility, Keck II Nasmyth platform]
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Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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B.
Coudé Echelle Spectrometer
Coudé Echelle Spectrometer is a high-resolution astronomical spectrograph designed for detailed analysis of stellar and other celestial spectra, typically fed by a telescope’s coudé focus.
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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.
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
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E.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
- 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: Keck II Nasmyth platform Target entity description: The Keck II Nasmyth platform is a stable, instrument-dedicated mounting location on the Keck II telescope used to host large, advanced astronomical instruments for optical and near-infrared observations.
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A.
Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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B.
Coudé Echelle Spectrometer
Coudé Echelle Spectrometer is a high-resolution astronomical spectrograph designed for detailed analysis of stellar and other celestial spectra, typically fed by a telescope’s coudé focus.
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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.
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
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E.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.