ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
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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.
All labels observed (7)
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Target entity: ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory Context triple: [La Silla Observatory, partOf, ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory]
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Paranal Observatory
Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.
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La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory (ESO) facility in Chile known for its high-altitude optical telescopes that have contributed significantly to exoplanet and stellar research.
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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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European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental astronomy organization that designs, builds, and operates some of the world’s most advanced ground-based telescopes in the southern hemisphere.
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Gemini South Observatory
Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Paranal Observatory
Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.
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B.
La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory (ESO) facility in Chile known for its high-altitude optical telescopes that have contributed significantly to exoplanet and stellar research.
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C.
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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European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental astronomy organization that designs, builds, and operates some of the world’s most advanced ground-based telescopes in the southern hemisphere.
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Gemini South Observatory
Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ESO facility
ⓘ
astronomical observatory complex ⓘ |
| affiliation | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| environment | dry desert climate ⓘ |
| hasAltitudeFeature | high-altitude site ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
astronomical instruments
ⓘ
support facilities ⓘ |
| hasObservingSite |
Paranal Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Paranal
La Silla Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
La Silla
|
| hasPart |
ESO 3.6 m Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
ESO 3.6-metre Telescope
ESO 1.52-metre telescope ⓘ
surface form:
La Silla 1.52-metre Telescope
La Silla 1.54-metre Danish Telescope ⓘ ESO 3.6 m Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
La Silla 3.6-metre Telescope
La Silla Observatory ⓘ MPG/ESO 2.2 m Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre Telescope
New Technology Telescope ⓘ Paranal Observatory ⓘ VISTA ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
VLT Interferometer
VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
VLTI
Very Large Telescope ⓘ VISTA telescope ⓘ
surface form:
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
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| hasTechnology |
adaptive optics systems
ⓘ
high-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ interferometry ⓘ wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| knownFor |
world-class infrared astronomy
ⓘ
world-class optical astronomy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antofagasta Region
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Atacama Desert ⓘ Coquimbo Region ⓘ |
| operator | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ESO observatory network
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| primaryFunction |
astronomical observation
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astrophysical research ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| skyQuality | dark skies ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
infrared telescope
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cosmological observations
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deep-sky surveys ⓘ exoplanet searches ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
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Subject: ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory Description of subject: 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.
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