Hale Telescope

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:aperture 200 inches
5.08 meters
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1948
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric
gptkb:Corning_Glass_Works
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1928
gptkbp:dedicatedTo June 3, 1948
gptkbp:elevation 1,713 meters
5,620 feet
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkbp:firstLight 1949
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode 675
gptkbp:historicalSignificance world's largest telescope from 1949 to 1976
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hale Telescope
gptkbp:latitude 33.3563° N
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:longitude 116.8648° W
gptkbp:mirrorWeight 14.5 tons
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:notableArtist multiple
gptkbp:notableFinds distant galaxies
quasars
supernovae
brown dwarfs
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Cosmic_Web_Imager
gptkb:Double_Spectrograph
gptkb:High_Resolution_Echelle_Spectrometer
gptkb:Wide-field_Infrared_Camera
gptkbp:operator gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter Pyrex glass
gptkbp:shape parabolic
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:telescopeMountType equatorial mount
gptkbp:touredWith yes
gptkbp:type astronomer
gptkbp:usedBy astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:usedFor astronomer
spectroscopy
imaging
astrophysics research
gptkbp:website https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4