coronagraphs

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:canBe ground-based
space-based
gptkbp:component solar telescopes
gptkbp:enables detection of exoplanets
imaging of circumstellar disks
study of solar corona
study of solar prominences
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label coronagraphs
gptkbp:inventedBy 1930
Bernard Lyot
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:starshade
adaptive optics
occulting disk
gptkbp:type telescope attachment
gptkbp:usedBy astronomer
astrophysicists
gptkbp:usedFor blocking direct light from a star
observing faint objects near bright stars
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
solar observation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solar_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7