Palomar 170-inch telescope

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palomar
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
astronomical surveys
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:Caltech
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:NASA
international research teams
gptkbp:collection digital imaging
gptkbp:constructed_in 1933
1948
gptkbp:contribution study of galaxies
dark matter studies
gptkbp:design reflecting telescope
gptkbp:discovered_by Hubble's law
gptkbp:famous_for large aperture
gptkbp:focus_area 3.5 meters
gptkbp:focuses_on outreach programs
gptkbp:historical_significance largest telescope for decades
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palomar 170-inch telescope
gptkbp:impact high
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:P200
gptkbp:is_capable_of gptkb:musician
gptkbp:is_reflected_in made of glass
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:is_used_for gptkb:planet
gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:launch_date 1948-10-03
gptkbp:legacy influential in astronomy
gptkbp:lens_type gptkb:altazimuth_mount
gptkbp:lighting 1948
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing
gptkbp:notable_achievement first to photograph the Moon's surface in detail
gptkbp:notable_event discovery of quasars
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:notable_for supernovae
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Palomar_Transient_Factory
galaxy formation studies
gptkbp:objective 170 inches
gptkbp:open_to_public limited
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operator gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:NASA's_Kepler_mission
gptkb:Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope_project
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_complex
California astronomy community
gptkbp:publishes numerous papers
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_of_Washington
gptkbp:renovated 2000s
gptkbp:research photometry
gptkbp:research_areas stellar evolution
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:resolution high resolution
0.5 arcseconds per pixel
gptkbp:significant_event first light ceremony
gptkbp:technology CCD imaging
infrared imaging capabilities
gptkbp:type optical telescope
gptkbp:used_in planetary science research