SPHERE instrument

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:firstLight 2014
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Spectro-Polarimetric_High-contrast_Exoplanet_REsearch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SPHERE instrument
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope
gptkbp:notableFinds imaging of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
imaging of exoplanet HR 8799 e
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:purpose direct imaging of exoplanets
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:VLT_Unit_Telescope_3_(Melipal)
gptkbp:uses coronagraphy
adaptive optics
polarimetry
integral field spectroscopy
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-infrared
visible
gptkbp:website https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/paranal/instruments/sphere.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3