Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SPHERE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:features coronagraphy
polarimetry
integral field spectroscopy
extreme adaptive optics
gptkbp:firstLight 2014
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope
gptkb:Paranal_Observatory
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:direct_imaging_of_exoplanet_HIP_65426_b
direct imaging of exoplanet PDS 70 b
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:purpose direct imaging of exoplanets
study of circumstellar disks
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:VLT_Unit_Telescope_3_(Melipal)
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-infrared
visible
gptkbp:website https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/paranal/instruments/sphere.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SPHERE_instrument
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4