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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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gptkb:MAGIC_Collaboration
over 165 scientists
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Spain
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gptkbp:elevation
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2200 meters above sea level
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gptkbp:fieldOfView
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3.5 degrees
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gptkbp:firstLight
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2004
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:German_BMBF
Armenian SCS
Bulgarian NSF
Croatian MZOS
Italian INFN
Polish MNiSzW
Spanish MICINN
Swiss SNF
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MAGIC telescope
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Roque_de_los_Muchachos_Observatory
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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La Palma
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gptkbp:MAGIC-I
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First telescope, operational since 2004
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gptkbp:MAGIC-II
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Second telescope, operational since 2009
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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Detection of pulsed gamma rays from the Crab Pulsar above 25 GeV
Detection of very high energy gamma rays from distant active galactic nuclei
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gptkbp:numberOfSatellites
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2
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gptkbp:observationMethod
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Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Physics
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies
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gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter
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17 meters
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gptkbp:range
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50 GeV to 50 TeV
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:VERITAS
gptkb:Cherenkov_Telescope_Array
gptkb:H.E.S.S.
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gptkbp:scientificGoals
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Gamma-ray astronomy
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gptkbp:telescopeType
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Reflecting telescope
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gptkbp:troopContributingCountries
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gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:India
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:UK
gptkb:USA
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gptkbp:wavelengthRange
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Very high energy gamma rays
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gptkbp:website
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https://magic.mpp.mpg.de/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:PIC_(Spain)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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