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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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
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Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope alternativeName Blanco 4m Telescope
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Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope alternativeName CTIO 4-meter Telescope
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National Optical Astronomy Observatory operated Blanco 4-meter Telescope
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Scott S. Sheppard usesInstrument Blanco 4-meter telescope at CTIO
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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