Very Large Telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VLT
gptkbp:adaptiveOptics yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:ELT_(Extremely_Large_Telescope)
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1991
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:elevation 2635 metres
gptkbp:firstLight 1998
gptkbp:fundedBy European Southern Observatory member states
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Paranal_Observatory
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode 309
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Very Large Telescope
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:FORS2
gptkb:HAWK-I
gptkb:SPHERE
gptkb:UVES
gptkb:VISIR
gptkb:MUSE
gptkbp:interferometry gptkb:VLTI
gptkbp:latitude -24.6272
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Atacama_Desert
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cerro_Paranal
gptkbp:longitude -70.4042
gptkbp:mirrorMaterial gptkb:Zerodur
gptkbp:notableFinds detailed study of the center of the Milky Way
first image of an exoplanet
direct measurement of the expansion of the Universe
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 4
gptkbp:observatoryType infrared
optical
ground-based
gptkbp:openToPublic no
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:owner gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 8.2 metres
gptkbp:primaryUser astronomer
gptkbp:purpose astronomer
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:Antu
gptkb:Kueyen
gptkb:Melipal
gptkb:Yepun
gptkb:Ritchey–Chrétien
gptkbp:wavelengthRange infrared
visible
gptkbp:website https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/
gptkbp:yearCompleted 2000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:astronomer
gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:SPHERE_instrument
gptkb:Astronomie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4