VLT (Very Large Telescope)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/VLT_(Very_Large_Telescope)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:auxiliaryTelescopeDiameter 1.8 metres
gptkbp:canOperateAsInterferometer true
gptkbp:canOperateIndividually true
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:elevation 2635 metres
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:BBC_documentaries
gptkb:National_Geographic_documentaries
ESO press releases
gptkbp:firstLight 1998
gptkbp:fundedBy European Southern Observatory member states
gptkbp:hasAdaptiveOptics yes
gptkbp:hasAuxiliaryTelescopes 4
gptkbp:hasInterferometer VLTI (Very Large Telescope Interferometer)
gptkbp:hasLaserGuideStar yes
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode 309
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VLT (Very Large Telescope)
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:FORS2
gptkb:HAWK-I
gptkb:SPHERE
gptkb:UVES
gptkb:VISIR
gptkb:MUSE
gptkb:CRIRES+
gptkb:ESPRESSO
gptkb:X-shooter
gptkbp:latitude -24.6272
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cerro_Paranal
gptkbp:longitude -70.4042
gptkbp:notableFinds detailed study of the center of the Milky Way
first image of an exoplanet
detection of the most distant galaxy known (as of 2012)
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 8.2 metres
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:Antu
gptkb:Kueyen
gptkb:Melipal
gptkb:Yepun
astronomer
infrared source
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cosmology
astronomical research
stellar evolution studies
galaxy formation studies
exoplanet discovery
gptkbp:website https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HAWAII-2RG
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7