ESO's Very Large Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ESO's_Very_Large_Telescope
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VLT
gptkbp:auxiliaryTelescopeDiameter 1.8 metres
gptkbp:canOperateIndependently yes
gptkbp:canOperateTogether yes
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1991
gptkbp:elevation 2635 metres
gptkbp:firstLight 1998
gptkbp:fundedBy European Southern Observatory member states
gptkbp:hasAdaptiveOptics yes
gptkbp:hasAuxiliaryTelescopes 4
gptkbp:hasImager gptkb:FORS2
gptkb:SPHERE
gptkb:MUSE
gptkbp:hasInterferometer gptkb:VLT_Interferometer
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode 309
gptkbp:hasSpectrograph gptkb:UVES
gptkb:ESPRESSO
gptkb:X-shooter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ESO's Very Large Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:FORS2
gptkb:HAWK-I
gptkb:SPHERE
gptkb:UVES
gptkb:VISIR
gptkb:MUSE
gptkb:CRIRES+
gptkb:ESPRESSO
gptkb:X-shooter
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cerro_Paranal
gptkb:Atacama_Desert
gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:notableFinds first image of an exoplanet
detection of the most distant galaxy known
detailed study of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 8.2 metres
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:Antu
gptkb:Kueyen
gptkb:Melipal
gptkb:Yepun
gptkbp:type astronomer
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cosmology
astronomical observations
stellar evolution studies
exoplanet research
galaxy formation studies
gptkbp:website https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/
gptkbp:yearCompleted 2000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5