Mayall 4-meter Telescope

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telescope
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:National_Optical_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkbp:collaborations international research teams
various universities
gptkbp:community_outreach workshops
educational outreach
lectures
public tours
gptkbp:dataUsage NOAO_Data_Archive
gptkbp:designedBy Harlan_J._Smith
gptkbp:environmentalImpact observing conditions affect performance
gptkbp:fieldOfUse large field of view
gptkbp:funding gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
NASA
various grants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mayall 4-meter Telescope
gptkbp:instrument adaptive optics system
imaging camera
multi-object spectrograph
gptkbp:lensType altazimuth
gptkbp:lighting 1973
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:maintenance regularly scheduled
gptkbp:notableFeature various astronomical phenomena
gptkbp:notableUsers government agencies
research institutions
private companies
prominent astronomers
gptkbp:officialResidence visible and near-infrared wavelengths
allocated through proposals
various scientific programs
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1973
gptkbp:primaryMission 4-meter
gptkbp:productQuality high resolution
gptkbp:publicAccess yes
gptkbp:recordings 0.5 arcseconds per pixel
gptkbp:researchFocus cosmology
dark matter
exoplanets
dark energy
galaxy formation and evolution
stellar populations
gptkbp:scenicViews optical telescope
gptkbp:scientificName astronomers
astrophysicists
planetary scientists
cosmologists
gptkbp:scope 4 meters
gptkbp:type reflecting telescope
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical observations
gptkbp:website gptkb:Arizona,_USA
2096 meters