SALT telescope

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telescope
gptkbp:collaborations international
gptkbp:design reflector
gptkbp:fieldOfUse 8 arcminutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SALT telescope
gptkbp:instrument spectrograph
gptkbp:lighting 2005
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sutherland,_South_Africa
gptkbp:officialResidence queue observing
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
gptkbp:primaryMission segmented mirror
gptkbp:productQuality 0.5 arcseconds
gptkbp:researchAreas cosmology
high-energy astrophysics
variable stars
planetary science
dark matter
exoplanets
supernovae
astrochemistry
cosmic rays
galaxy formation
gravitational waves
interstellar medium
stellar atmospheres
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
star formation
black holes
neutron stars
astrobiology
active galactic nuclei
cosmic microwave background
dark energy
gamma-ray bursts
magnetohydrodynamics
stellar astrophysics
stellar populations
solar physics
multi-messenger astronomy
nuclear astrophysics
planetary nebulae
galactic structure
extragalactic astronomy
time-domain astronomy
solar system objects
stellar populations in galaxies
extragalactic surveys
gptkbp:researchFocus astrophysics
gptkbp:scope 10 meters
gptkbp:type optical telescope