Warsaw Telescope
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The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warsaw Telescope canonical | 4 |
| 1.3-m Warsaw telescope | 2 |
| 1.3-m Warsaw Telescope | 1 |
| Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2967 — 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: Warsaw Telescope Context triple: [Las Campanas Observatory, hasTelescope, Warsaw Telescope]
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A.
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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B.
du Pont Telescope
The du Pont Telescope is a 2.5-meter optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory used for a wide range of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.
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C.
Swope Telescope
The Swope Telescope is a 1-meter-class optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory, known for its role in supernova and transient object discoveries.
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D.
Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in Chile renowned for its high-quality observing conditions and its role in cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomy.
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E.
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
A Ritchey–Chrétien reflector is a specialized type of reflecting telescope that uses hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors to produce a wide, coma-free field of view ideal for professional astronomical imaging.
- 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: Warsaw Telescope Target entity description: The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
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A.
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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B.
du Pont Telescope
The du Pont Telescope is a 2.5-meter optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory used for a wide range of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.
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C.
Swope Telescope
The Swope Telescope is a 1-meter-class optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory, known for its role in supernova and transient object discoveries.
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D.
Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in Chile renowned for its high-quality observing conditions and its role in cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomy.
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E.
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
A Ritchey–Chrétien reflector is a specialized type of reflecting telescope that uses hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors to produce a wide, coma-free field of view ideal for professional astronomical imaging.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
OGLE-I survey
ⓘ
OGLE-IV survey ⓘ
surface form:
OGLE-II survey
OGLE-IV survey ⓘ
surface form:
OGLE-III survey
OGLE-IV survey ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| hasAperture |
1.3-meter
ⓘ
130-centimeter ⓘ |
| hasDetector | CCD camera ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfView | wide-field ⓘ |
| hasMount | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| hostObservatoryOperatedBy |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| locatedIn |
Atacama Region
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| majorProject |
OGLE
ⓘ
Warsaw Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
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| notableFor |
contributions to exoplanet discoveries
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discovery of numerous microlensing events ⓘ long-term monitoring of millions of stars ⓘ precision photometry over large sky areas ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw
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University of Warsaw ⓘ |
| partOf |
Las Campanas Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Las Campanas Observatory telescope array
|
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| surveyMode | photometric survey ⓘ |
| telescopeType | reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cepheid variable observations
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Galactic structure studies ⓘ Magellanic Clouds studies ⓘ RR Lyrae star observations ⓘ astronomical surveys ⓘ distance scale calibration ⓘ exoplanet detection via microlensing ⓘ gravitational microlensing events ⓘ large-scale sky surveys ⓘ microlensing searches ⓘ photometric monitoring ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ variable star observations ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | optical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Warsaw Telescope Description of subject: The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
this entity surface form:
1.3-m Warsaw telescope
this entity surface form:
1.3-m Warsaw telescope
this entity surface form:
1.3-m Warsaw Telescope