McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/McMath-Pierce_Solar_Telescope
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf solar telescope
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Myron_Goldsmith
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 2017
gptkbp:diameter 1.6 meters
gptkbp:elevation 2096 meters
gptkbp:height 30 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
gptkbp:latitude 31.9583 N
gptkbp:length 152 meters
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:longitude 111.5986 W
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Keith_Pierce
gptkb:Robert_McMath
gptkbp:notableFor unique heliostat design
largest solar telescope in the world at time of completion
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 11000536
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Solar_Observatory
gptkbp:owner gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:state gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:structureType slanted shaft
gptkbp:telescopeType solar telescope
gptkbp:touredWith yes
gptkbp:usedFor infrared astronomy
solar observations
planetary observations
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1962
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5