Yerkes Observatory

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Charles_H._Smith
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:communityEvents workshops
lectures
tours
star parties
gptkbp:current_use public outreach and education
gptkbp:designatedAs National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:exhibits astronomical instruments
gptkbp:founded 1897
gptkbp:historical_significance early 20th-century astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yerkes Observatory
gptkbp:instrument spectrograph
photometer
CCD camera
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:American_Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:Chicago_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:American_Association_of_Variable_Star_Observers
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Astronomical_League
gptkb:Wisconsin_Historical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
Society for the History of Astronomy
Astrophysics_Research_Center
gptkbp:location gptkb:Williams_Bay,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:notableFeature variable stars
exoplanets
galaxies
star clusters
nebulae
gptkbp:notableFor largest refracting telescope
gptkbp:operates_in Yerkes_Observatory,_University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:provides_access_to yes
gptkbp:research_focus astronomy
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:40-inch_refractor
optical observatory
gptkbp:significantEvent first light in 1897
gptkbp:type research observatory
gptkbp:visitors thousands annually