SALT Telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:archives public data archive
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkbp:collaborative_projects various international projects
gptkbp:community global user community
gptkbp:community_outreach education and outreach programs
gptkbp:control_system robotic control system
gptkbp:design gptkb:Reflector
gptkbp:diameter 10 meters
gptkbp:discovery studies of stellar evolution
observations of quasars
studies of the Milky Way
studies of distant galaxies
research on black holes
supernova discoveries
research on dark energy
studies of cosmic microwave background
research on galaxy formation
observations of variable stars
contributions to exoplanet research
investigations of cosmic rays
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:frequency 400 to 1000 nm
gptkbp:funding government and private sources
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:spectroscopy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SALT Telescope
gptkbp:image_processing automated data reduction
gptkbp:instrumentation high-resolution spectrograph
imaging camera
multi-object spectrograph
long-slit spectrograph
gptkbp:is_monitored_by various observing programs
gptkbp:is_reflected_in segmented mirror
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:2005
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sutherland,_South_Africa
gptkbp:maintenance regular maintenance schedule
gptkbp:market_segment 91
gptkbp:notable_galaxies ground-based telescope
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:2005
gptkbp:owner gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Southern_African_Large_Telescope_consortium
gptkbp:publications numerous peer-reviewed papers
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
exoplanets
supernovae
gamma-ray bursts
stellar populations
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 arcseconds
gptkbp:setting_time allocated through proposals
gptkbp:type optical telescope
gptkbp:view 8 arcminutes
gptkbp:website www.salt.ac.za
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gamma-ray_burst_GRB_170817_A
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6