Whipple 10m Gamma-ray Telescope
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gamma-ray telescope
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:diameter |
10 meters
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| gptkbp:firstLight |
1968
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whipple 10m Gamma-ray Telescope
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Fred_Lawrence_Whipple_Observatory |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Fred_Lawrence_Whipple
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| gptkbp:notableFinds |
first detection of TeV gamma rays from the Crab Nebula
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
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| gptkbp:status |
retired
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:VERITAS
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| gptkbp:telescopeType |
imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
very high energy gamma-ray astronomy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fred_Lawrence_Whipple_Observatory
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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