Apollo Telescope Mount
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The Apollo Telescope Mount was a solar observatory module used on NASA’s Skylab space station to conduct detailed studies of the Sun in multiple wavelengths.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo Telescope Mount canonical | 5 |
| Apollo Telescope Mount support CSM | 1 |
| Skylab solar observatory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1260896 — 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: Apollo Telescope Mount Context triple: [Skylab program, scientificInstrument, Apollo Telescope Mount]
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A.
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
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B.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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C.
Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space-based telescope that observes high-energy X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe, such as exploded stars, galaxy clusters, and matter around black holes.
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D.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a next-generation NASA observatory designed to study dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics with a wide-field view of the universe.
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E.
Hale Telescope
The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational 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: Apollo Telescope Mount Target entity description: The Apollo Telescope Mount was a solar observatory module used on NASA’s Skylab space station to conduct detailed studies of the Sun in multiple wavelengths.
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A.
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
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B.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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C.
Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space-based telescope that observes high-energy X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe, such as exploded stars, galaxy clusters, and matter around black holes.
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D.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a next-generation NASA observatory designed to study dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics with a wide-field view of the universe.
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E.
Hale Telescope
The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Skylab module
ⓘ
solar observatory ⓘ space-based solar telescope ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewOperated | true ⓘ |
| dataReturn | photographic film ⓘ |
| decommissionedWith |
Skylab
ⓘ
linked to:
Skylab program
|
| developedBy |
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshall Space Flight Center
|
| followedBy | Solar Maximum Mission ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
astronaut-operated controls
ⓘ
film-based data recording system ⓘ pointing control system ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
H-alpha telescope
ⓘ
X-ray telescope ⓘ
linked to:
X-Ray Telescope
ultraviolet telescope ⓘ white-light coronagraph ⓘ |
| launchComplex |
Launch Complex 39A
ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
|
| launchDate | 1973-05-14 ⓘ |
| launchedWith |
Skylab Orbital Workshop
ⓘ
linked to:
Skylab 1
|
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| locatedIn | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 11,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| mountedOn | Skylab multiple docking adapter ⓘ |
| notableResult |
extensive time-series observations of solar activity
ⓘ
first detailed X-ray images of the solar corona from space ⓘ |
| observes | Sun ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Skylab
ⓘ
linked to:
Skylab program
|
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | OSO series ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
study solar active regions
ⓘ
study solar corona ⓘ study solar flares ⓘ study solar ultraviolet emission ⓘ |
| program | Skylab program ⓘ |
| usedDuringMission |
Skylab 2
ⓘ
Skylab 3 ⓘ Skylab 4 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
multiwavelength observations of the Sun
ⓘ
solar observation ⓘ solar physics research ⓘ |
| wavelengthCoverage |
X-ray
ⓘ
extreme ultraviolet ⓘ ultraviolet ⓘ visible light ⓘ |
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Subject: Apollo Telescope Mount Description of subject: The Apollo Telescope Mount was a solar observatory module used on NASA’s Skylab space station to conduct detailed studies of the Sun in multiple wavelengths.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Skylab multiple docking adapter
linked to: Apollo Telescope Mount
subject linked to:
Skylab multiple docking adapter
linked to: Apollo Telescope Mount