South African Large Telescope (SALT)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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gptkbp:cost |
~$36 million
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gptkbp:diameter |
11 meters
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gptkbp:fieldOfView |
8 arcminutes
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gptkbp:firstLight |
2005
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gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:South_Africa
international partners |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
South African Large Telescope (SALT)
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gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:Hobby-Eberly_Telescope
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gptkbp:largestTelescopeIn |
Southern Hemisphere (at time of completion)
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Sutherland,_Northern_Cape,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
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gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter |
91
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:alt-azimuth_mount
segmented mirror telescope |
gptkbp:usedFor |
astronomical research
spectroscopy imaging |
gptkbp:wavelengthRange |
320 nm to 900 nm
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gptkbp:website |
https://www.salt.ac.za/
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Great_Karoo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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