McMath–Pierce Solar Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/McMath–Pierce_Solar_Telescope
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf solar telescope
gptkbp:aperture 1.6 meters
gptkbp:completedIn 1962
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 2017
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Myron_Goldsmith
gptkb:Skidmore,_Owings_&_Merrill
gptkbp:elevation 2096 meters
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode 695
gptkbp:height 30 meters
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_(as_part_of_Kitt_Peak)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McMath–Pierce Solar Telescope
gptkbp:latitude 31.9583 N
gptkbp:length 152 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:longitude 111.5986 W
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Keith_Pierce
gptkb:Robert_McMath
gptkbp:notableFor iconic architecture
largest solar telescope in the world at time of completion
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Solar_Observatory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:state gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:structureType inclined shaft
gptkbp:telescopeType solar telescope
heliostat
gptkbp:touredWith yes
gptkbp:usedFor infrared astronomy
solar observations
planetary observations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Myron_Goldsmith
gptkb:Robert_McMath
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7