Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope

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The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.

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Generate an image of the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ
reflecting telescope ⓘ
alternativeName Blanco 4m Telescope ⓘ
CTIO 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
altitude about 2200 meters ⓘ
aperture 4 meters ⓘ
associatedSurvey DECam Legacy Survey ⓘ
Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey ⓘ
linked to: Dark Energy Camera

Dark Energy Survey ⓘ
commissioned 1974 ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
diameter 4 meters ⓘ
fieldOfViewWithDECam approximately 3 square degrees ⓘ
firstLight 1974 ⓘ
fundedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
hemisphere Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
hostsInstrument Dark Energy Camera ⓘ
instrument Dark Energy Camera ⓘ
latitude approximately -30.17 degrees ⓘ
locatedIn Cerro Tololo ⓘ
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Coquimbo Region ⓘ
locatedOn Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes
longitude approximately -70.81 degrees ⓘ
mirrorMaterial glass ⓘ
mountType equatorial mount ⓘ
namedAfter Víctor Manuel Blanco ⓘ
notableFor precision cosmology measurements ⓘ
wide-field imaging with Dark Energy Camera ⓘ
observatoryCode I02 ⓘ
operatedBy Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
NOIRLab ⓘ
National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
ownedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
partOf Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory facility ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter 4.0 meters ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ
usedFor Milky Way structure studies ⓘ
cosmological research ⓘ
deep-sky surveys ⓘ
galaxy evolution studies ⓘ
supernova searches ⓘ
wavelengthRange near-infrared ⓘ
optical ⓘ

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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → hostsTelescope → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
CTIO → hasTelescope → Victor M. Blanco Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Dark Energy Camera → locatedAt → Victor M. Blanco Telescope ⓘ
subject linked to: CTIO
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Dark Energy Camera → locatedAt → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
Dark Energy Camera → installedOn → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
Dark Energy Survey → telescope → Víctor M. Blanco Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → alternativeName → Blanco 4m Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → alternativeName → CTIO 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → operated → Blanco 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
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Scott S. Sheppard → usesInstrument → Blanco 4-meter telescope at CTIO ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DES → usesTelescope → Blanco 4-meter telescope ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam Legacy Survey → telescope → Blanco 4-meter telescope ⓘ
linked to: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope