ESO 3.6 m Telescope

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The ESO 3.6 m Telescope is a major optical telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, known for hosting the HARPS spectrograph used in exoplanet discovery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument
optical telescope
affiliation European Southern Observatory
altitude approximately 2400 metres
clearAperture 3.6 metres
commissionedBy European Southern Observatory
constructionStart early 1970s
continent South America
country Chile
diameter 3.6 metres
firstLight 1977
governingBody ESO Council
hasAcronym ESO 3.6m
linked to: ESO 3.6 m Telescope
hasFocalStations Cassegrain focus
Nasmyth focus
hasSpectrograph CES
HARPS
linked to: HARPS spectrograph
hostInstrument HARPS
linked to: HARPS spectrograph
locatedIn Atacama Region
Chile
La Silla Observatory
locatedOn La Silla mountain
mirrorMaterial glass
mirrorType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
mountType equatorial mount
notableFor precision radial-velocity exoplanet searches
notableInstrument HARPS
linked to: HARPS spectrograph
observatoryCode 809
operator European Southern Observatory
organization European Southern Observatory
ownedBy European Southern Observatory
partOf La Silla Observatory telescope array
primaryMirrorDiameter 3.6 metres
primaryScienceTarget exoplanet host stars
nearby stars
scientificDiscipline astronomy
astrophysics
specialization high-precision radial-velocity measurements
telescopeType reflecting telescope
upgraded 1990s
usedFor exoplanet discovery
extragalactic astronomy
galactic astronomy
stellar spectroscopy
wavelengthRange near-infrared
optical

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La Silla Observatory hasTelescope ESO 3.6 m Telescope
HARPS spectrograph locatedAt ESO 3.6 m telescope
linked to: ESO 3.6 m Telescope
HARPS spectrograph installedOn ESO 3.6 m telescope
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ESO 3.6 m Telescope hasAcronym ESO 3.6m
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ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory hasPart ESO 3.6-metre Telescope
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ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory hasPart La Silla 3.6-metre Telescope
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Gliese 581c discoveredBy ESO 3.6 m Telescope
CES operatedAt ESO 3.6-metre telescope
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CES observatoryFacility ESO La Silla 3.6-metre telescope
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ESO Imaging Survey projects usesTelescope ESO 3.6-m telescope
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