Parkes Observatory

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astronomical observatory radio telescope observatory

Parkes Observatory is a major radio telescope facility in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its role in radio astronomy and in relaying the Apollo 11 Moon landing broadcasts.

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Label	Occurrences
Parkes Observatory canonical	8

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Parkes Observatory
Context triple: [Parkes, hasNearbyAttraction, Parkes Observatory]

A. Sunshine 60 Observatory
Sunshine 60 Observatory is a high-rise observation deck atop the Sunshine 60 skyscraper in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, offering panoramic views of the city skyline.
B. Perkins Observatory
Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Ohio known for its public stargazing programs and educational outreach in astronomy.
C. Crosby Observatory
Crosby Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in Orlando, Florida, featuring telescopes and educational programs for viewing and learning about the night sky.
D. Mamalluca Observatory
Mamalluca Observatory is a popular public astronomical observatory in Chile’s Elqui Valley, renowned for its exceptionally clear skies and stargazing tourism.
E. Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in Chile renowned for its high-quality observing conditions and its role in cutting-edge optical and infrared 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: Parkes Observatory
Target entity description: Parkes Observatory is a major radio telescope facility in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its role in radio astronomy and in relaying the Apollo 11 Moon landing broadcasts.

A. Sunshine 60 Observatory
Sunshine 60 Observatory is a high-rise observation deck atop the Sunshine 60 skyscraper in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, offering panoramic views of the city skyline.
B. Perkins Observatory
Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Ohio known for its public stargazing programs and educational outreach in astronomy.
C. Crosby Observatory
Crosby Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in Orlando, Florida, featuring telescopes and educational programs for viewing and learning about the night sky.
D. Mamalluca Observatory
Mamalluca Observatory is a popular public astronomical observatory in Chile’s Elqui Valley, renowned for its exceptionally clear skies and stargazing tourism.
E. Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in Chile renowned for its high-quality observing conditions and its role in cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ radio telescope observatory ⓘ
altName	ATNF Parkes Observatory ⓘ linked to: Australia Telescope National Facility Murriyang ⓘ Parkes Radio Telescope ⓘ linked to: Parkes radio telescope The Dish ⓘ
collaboratesWith	NASA Deep Space Network ⓘ linked to: Deep Space Network international radio astronomy facilities ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1959 ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
designedBy	Freeman Fox & Partners ⓘ
discovered	many radio pulsars ⓘ
elevation	about 415 metres above sea level ⓘ
featuredIn	film "The Dish" ⓘ linked to: The Dish
fundedBy	Australian Government ⓘ linked to: Australian government Carnegie Corporation ⓘ linked to: Carnegie Corporation of New York Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ
hasAcronym	PKS ⓘ
hasCoordinate	approximate latitude -32.9984 ⓘ approximate longitude 148.2637 ⓘ
hasPart	Parkes 64-metre radio telescope ⓘ linked to: Parkes radio telescope
hasReceiver	multibeam receiver for 21-cm surveys ⓘ ultra-wideband low-frequency receiver ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1961 ⓘ
locatedIn	New South Wales ⓘ Parkes Shire ⓘ
namedAfter	town of Parkes ⓘ
near	Parkes, New South Wales ⓘ
notableFor	radio astronomy research ⓘ supporting Apollo 11 Moon landing communications ⓘ
operatedBy	CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science ⓘ CSIRO Space and Astronomy ⓘ linked to: CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
ownedBy	CSIRO ⓘ linked to: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ⓘ
participatedIn	Apollo 11 mission tracking ⓘ linked to: Apollo 11
partOf	Australia Telescope National Facility ⓘ
researchField	astrophysics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ
roleInEvent	received and relayed television signals of Apollo 11 Moon walk ⓘ
telescopeDiameter	64 metres ⓘ
telescopeType	single-dish radio telescope ⓘ
usedFor	SETI searches ⓘ fast radio burst detections ⓘ neutral hydrogen surveys ⓘ pulsar observations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parkes → hasNearbyAttraction → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

Breakthrough Initiatives → partner → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

The Dish → narrativeLocation → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

The Dish → portrays → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

Parkes Shire → nearbyAttraction → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

Parkes radio telescope → alternativeName → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

Parkes, New South Wales → nearbyAttraction → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

Parkes → hasNotableFeature → Parkes Observatory ⓘ

subject linked to: town of Parkes

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