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66 relations: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Asteroid, Astrograph, Astronomical survey, Astronomy, Boller and Chivens, Calán/Tololo Survey, Cerro Pachón, CfA 1.2 m Millimeter-Wave Telescope, Chile, Coquimbo Region, Extremely Large Telescope, Gamma-ray burst, Gemini Observatory, Global Oscillations Network Group, Gomez's Hamburger, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Helioseismology, Infrared, International Planetary Patrol Program, Interstellar medium, Kitt Peak National Observatory, La Serena, Chile, La Silla Observatory, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Las Cumbres Observatory, List of astronomical observatories, Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, Lyman continuum photons, MEarth Project, Molecular cloud, NASA, National Astronomical Observatory (Chile), National Optical Astronomy Observatory, National Science Foundation, Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, North Carolina, Observatory, Officina Stellare, Ohio State University, Paranal Observatory, Portage Lake Observatory, Primary mirror, PROMPT Telescopes, RC Optical Systems, Robotic telescope, Santiago, Schmidt camera, Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, Space debris, ..., Space Telescope Science Institute, Supernova, Tololo 1247-232, Tucson, Arizona, United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station, University of Chile, University of Lisbon, University of Michigan, Víctor M. Blanco Telescope, Víctor Manuel Blanco, Very Large Telescope, Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper, Yale University, Yale University Observatory, 2MASS, 88611 Teharonhiawako. Expand index (16 more) »
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomical observatories and telescopes.
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Asteroid
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.
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Astrograph
An astrograph (astrographic camera) is a telescope designed for the sole purpose of astrophotography.
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Astronomical survey
An astronomical survey is a general map or image of a region of the sky which lacks a specific observational target.
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Astronomy
Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
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Boller and Chivens
Boller and Chivens was an American manufacturer of high-quality telescopes and spectrographs headquartered in South Pasadena, California.
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Calán/Tololo Survey
The Calán/Tololo Supernova Survey was a supernova survey that ran from 1989-1995 at the University of Chile and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory to measure a Hubble diagram out to reshifts of 0.1.
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Cerro Pachón
Cerro Pachón (Spanish for "Pachón hill") is a mountain located close to Chilean city of Vicuña and 10 km southeast of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, at an altitude of 2,715 m over the sea level in the foothills of the Andes.
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CfA 1.2 m Millimeter-Wave Telescope
The 1.2 meter Millimeter-Wave Telescope at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and its twin instrument at CTIO in Chile have been studying the distribution and properties of molecular clouds in our Galaxy and its nearest neighbours since the 1970s.
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Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
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Coquimbo Region
The Coquimbo Region (IV Región de Coquimbo) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.
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Extremely Large Telescope
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an astronomical observatory and the world's largest optical/near-infrared extremely large telescope now under construction.
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Gamma-ray burst
In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are extremely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies.
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Gemini Observatory
The Gemini Observatory is an astronomical observatory consisting of two 8.19-metre (26.9 ft) telescopes, Gemini North and Gemini South, which are located at two separate sites in Hawaii and Chile, respectively.
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Global Oscillations Network Group
The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) is a community-based program to study solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology.
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Gomez's Hamburger
Gomez's Hamburger, also known as IRAS 18059-3211, is believed to be a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk.
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Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is a research institute which carries out a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and science education.
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Helioseismology
Helioseismology, a term coined by Douglas Gough, is the study of the structure and dynamics of the Sun through its oscillations.
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Infrared
Infrared radiation (IR) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, and is therefore generally invisible to the human eye (although IR at wavelengths up to 1050 nm from specially pulsed lasers can be seen by humans under certain conditions). It is sometimes called infrared light.
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International Planetary Patrol Program
The NASA International Planetary Patrol Program consists of a network of astronomical observatories to collect uninterrupted images and observations of the large-scale atmospheric and surface features of the planets.
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Interstellar medium
In astronomy, the interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy.
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Kitt Peak National Observatory
The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation, west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona.
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La Serena, Chile
La Serena is a city and commune in northern Chile, capital of the Coquimbo Region.
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La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is a wide-field survey reflecting telescope with an 8.4-meter primary mirror, currently under construction, that will photograph the entire available sky every few nights.
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Las Cumbres Observatory
Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is a network of astronomical observatories run by a non-profit private operating foundation directed by the technologist Wayne Rosing.
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List of astronomical observatories
This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location.
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Llano de Chajnantor Observatory
Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is the name for a group of astronomical observatories located at an altitude of over in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Lyman continuum photons
Lyman continuum photons (abbrev. LyC), shortened to Ly continuum photons or Lyc photon, are the photons emitted from stars at photon energies above the Lyman limit.
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MEarth Project
The MEarth Project is a United States NSF-funded, robotic observatory that is part of Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory on Mt.
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Molecular cloud
A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit the formation of molecules, most commonly molecular hydrogen (H2).
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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National Astronomical Observatory (Chile)
The National Astronomical Observatory of Chile (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Chile - OAN) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Department of Astronomy of the University of Chile (UCh).
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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) is the United States national observatory for ground-based nighttime ultraviolet-optical-infrared (OUVIR) astronomy.
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National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope
The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, also known as the Mayall 4-meter Telescope, is a four-meter reflector telescope located at the Kitt Peak National Observatory and named after Nicholas U. Mayall.
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events.
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Officina Stellare
Officina Stellare is an Italian manufacturer specialized in professional telescopes for aerospace, research and astroimaging.
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Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a large, primarily residential, public university in Columbus, Ohio.
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Paranal Observatory
Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO); it is located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at altitude, south of Antofagasta.
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Portage Lake Observatory
The Portage Lake Observatory (PLO) was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Michigan (UM).
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Primary mirror
A primary mirror (or primary) is the principal light-gathering surface (the objective) of a reflecting telescope.
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PROMPT Telescopes
PROMPT, an acronym for Panchromatic Robotic Optical Monitoring and Polarimetry Telescopes, is being built by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.
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RC Optical Systems
RC Optical Systems was a high-end American telescope and optics manufacturer that specialized in Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes with hyperbolic mirrors.
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Robotic telescope
A robotic telescope is an astronomical telescope and detector system that makes observations without the intervention of a human.
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Santiago
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas.
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Schmidt camera
A Schmidt camera, also referred to as the Schmidt telescope, is a catadioptric astrophotographic telescope designed to provide wide fields of view with limited aberrations.
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Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope
The Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope is a modern aperture optical and near-infrared telescope located on Cerro Pachón, Chile at elevation.
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Space debris
Space debris (also known as space junk, space waste, space trash, space litter or space garbage) is a term for the mass of defunct, artificially created objects in space, most notably in Earth orbit, such as old satellites and spent rocket stages.
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Space Telescope Science Institute
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST; in orbit since 1990) and for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST; scheduled to be launched in March 2021).
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Supernova
A supernova (plural: supernovae or supernovas, abbreviations: SN and SNe) is a transient astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a star's life, either a massive star or a white dwarf, whose destruction is marked by one final, titanic explosion.
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Tololo 1247-232
Tololo 1247-232 (Tol 1247 or T1247)) is a small galaxy at a distance of (redshift z.
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Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona.
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United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
The United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS), is an astronomical observatory near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
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University of Chile
The University of Chile (Universidad de Chile) is a public university located in Santiago, Chile.
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University of Lisbon
The University of Lisbon (ULisboa; Universidade de Lisboa) is a public research university in Lisbon, and the largest university in Portugal.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Víctor M. Blanco Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco Telescope, also known as the Blanco 4m, is a 4-metre aperture telescope located at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile.
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Víctor Manuel Blanco
Víctor Manuel Blanco (March 10, 1918 – March 8, 2011) was a Puerto Rican astronomer who in 1959 discovered "Blanco 1," a galactic cluster.
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Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is a telescope facility operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper
The Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM) is a custom-built telescope operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, used to study the Hydrogen-alpha ions of the warm ionized medium.
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Yale University
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Yale University Observatory
The Yale University Observatory, also known as the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Yale University, and maintained for student use.
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2MASS
The Two Micron All-Sky Survey, or 2MASS, was an astronomical survey of the whole sky in the infrared spectrum and one of the most ambitious such projects.
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88611 Teharonhiawako
88611 Teharonhiawako is a trans-Neptunian object and a member of the cold Classical Kuiper belt, measuring about 220 km in diameter.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Tololo_Inter-American_Observatory
