Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory
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gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SAO
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:coordinates 42.3770°N 71.1167°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Lisa_Kewley
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:focus space science
theoretical astrophysics
instrumentation development
observational astronomy
gptkbp:form gptkb:Harvard–Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
gptkbp:founded 1890
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Samuel_Pierpont_Langley
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableAchievement pioneering X-ray astronomy
development of astronomical databases
tracking of artificial satellites
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Multiple_Mirror_Telescope
gptkb:SAO/NASA_Astrophysics_Data_System
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:SAO_Star_Catalog
gptkb:Smithsonian_Contributions_to_Astrophysics
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:staffedBy over 300
gptkbp:website https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sao
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gptkb:The_Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory