Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Palomar_48-inch_Schmidt_telescope
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
astronomical observatory instrument
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Samuel_Oschin_Telescope
gptkbp:aperture 48 inches
1.22 meters
gptkbp:commissioned 1948
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 48 inches
gptkbp:focalRatio f/2.5
gptkbp:height 3.06 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
San Diego County
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Samuel_Oschin
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Comet_Shoemaker-Levy_9
numerous asteroids
numerous supernovae
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:operatingStatus active
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter Pyrex glass
gptkbp:surveyedBy gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
gptkb:Palomar_Transient_Factory
gptkb:Zwicky_Transient_Facility
gptkbp:telescopeType Schmidt camera
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey
astronomer
asteroid discovery
comet discovery
supernova search
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Intermediate_Palomar_Transient_Factory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7