NTT

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NTT is a 3.58-meter optical telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory at La Silla Observatory in Chile, notable for pioneering active optics technology.

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instanceOf astronomical observatory telescope ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ
beganOperations late 1980s ⓘ
commissionedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
continentOfLocation South America ⓘ
countryOfObservatoryOperator Germany ⓘ
international organization ⓘ
fullName New Technology Telescope ⓘ
hasAperture 3.58 meters ⓘ
hasCassegrainFocus yes ⓘ
hasDomeDesign innovative enclosure optimized for airflow and image quality ⓘ
hasFocalRatio approximately f/11 at Nasmyth focus ⓘ
hasInnovation first telescope to use active optics as an integrated system ⓘ
hasMirrorMaterial glass ⓘ
hasNasmythFocus yes ⓘ
hasOpticalDesign Ritchey–Chrétien ⓘ
hasScienceOutput contributes to optical and near-infrared astronomy ⓘ
hasSiteAltitude La Silla mountain site altitude (approx. 2400 m) ⓘ
hasStatus operational ⓘ
isRunBy ESO La Silla staff ⓘ
locatedIn La Silla Observatory ⓘ
locatedInCountry Chile ⓘ
mirrorDiameter 3.58 meters ⓘ
mountType alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
notableFor pioneering active optics technology ⓘ
observatoryCode 809 (La Silla) ⓘ
operator European Southern Observatory ⓘ
ownedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
partOfObservatoryComplex La Silla Observatory ⓘ
primaryMirrorType thin meniscus mirror ⓘ
primaryScienceUse astronomical imaging ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
supportsInstruments imaging cameras ⓘ
spectrographs ⓘ
telescopeType optical telescope ⓘ
usesTechnology active optics ⓘ

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