Triple
T20749006
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDonald Observatory |
E510667
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTelescope |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Harlan J. Smith Telescope |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Harlan J. Smith Telescope | Statement: [McDonald Observatory, hasTelescope, Harlan J. Smith Telescope]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harlan J. Smith Telescope Context triple: [McDonald Observatory, hasTelescope, Harlan J. Smith Telescope]
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A.
Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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B.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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C.
Dall–Kirkham telescope
The Dall–Kirkham telescope is a reflecting telescope design that uses an elliptical primary mirror and spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis performance with relatively simple, economical optics.
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D.
Hale Telescope
The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
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E.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harlan J. Smith Telescope Target entity description: The Harlan J. Smith Telescope is a 2.7-meter optical telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas, used for a wide range of astronomical research including stellar, galactic, and exoplanet studies.
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A.
Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
-
B.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
-
C.
Dall–Kirkham telescope
The Dall–Kirkham telescope is a reflecting telescope design that uses an elliptical primary mirror and spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis performance with relatively simple, economical optics.
-
D.
Hale Telescope
The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
-
E.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b4c845e88190b4c5f3ae79291182 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c228af288190a20829d45c034c24 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:34 p.m.