The New Technology Telescope or NTT is a 3.58-metre Ritchey–Chrétien telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory. It began operations in 1989...
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La Silla Observatory (redirect from ESO Schmidt telescope)
infrared telescopes at the La Silla site: the New Technology Telescope (NTT), the 3.6-m ESO Telescope, and the 2.2-m Max-Planck-ESO Telescope (MPG/ESO...
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The history of the telescope can be traced to before the invention of the earliest known telescope, which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a...
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Active optics (category Telescopes)
Active optics is a technology used with reflecting telescopes developed in the 1980s, which actively shapes a telescope's mirrors to prevent deformation...
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European Southern Observatory (category Science and technology in Europe)
advanced telescopes. These include the 3.6 m New Technology Telescope, an early pioneer in the use of active optics, and the Very Large Telescope (VLT),...
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A Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (RCT or simply RC) is a specialized variant of the Cassegrain telescope that has a hyperbolic primary mirror and a hyperbolic...
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Telescopes with aperture diameter >8 metres This list of the largest optical reflecting telescopes with objective diameters of 3.0 metres (120 in) or greater...
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optics system, a feature that was then under development for ESO's New Technology Telescope. In 1992, such an active optics system was installed at the NOT...
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Manufacturer of Space Telescope". New York Times.. Mentions error also happened during the manufacture of the New Technology Telescope. Burge, James H. (1993)...
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telescopes had an objective of one element, but a century later, two and even three element lenses were made. Refracting telescopes use technology that...
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several future space telescope programs, including the Great Observatory Technology Maturation Program, Habitable Worlds Observatory, and New Great Observatories...
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the New Technology Telescope (NTT), an ESO 4-meters class telescope located in La Silla (Chile). Therefore, the optical quality of the telescope is ensured...
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Subaru Telescope sited next to them, the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of ESO's Very Large Telescope and their predecessor the 3.6-meter New Technology Telescope...
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest telescope in space, it is equipped with...
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NATO country code New Technology Telescope, a 3.6m telescope at La Silla Observatory, Chile New Technology Train, a series of the New York City Subway...
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many new types of telescopes were invented, including radio telescopes in the 1930s and infrared telescopes in the 1960s. The word telescope was coined...
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burst's optical afterglow. Deeper follow-up observations using the New Technology Telescope showed that the afterglow coincided with a distant, small galaxy:...
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Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology. Taosi Astronomical Observatory, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, China...
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Multi-Object Spectrometer (section Uses in telescopes)
Binocular Telescope, W. M. Keck Observatory, Gran Telescopio Canarias, Gemini Observatory, New Technology Telescope, William Herschel Telescope, UK Schmidt...
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shutter speeds on photograph. A 30-second exposure of the rotating New Technology Telescope Motion picture cameras used in traditional film cinematography...
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The 2.3 metre telescope at Siding Spring Observatory is operated by the Australian National University. The Advanced Technology Telescope was constructed...
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A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image...
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15-metre diameter telescope capable of observing at wavelengths down to 750–800 μm. The project, then called the National New Technology Telescope (NNTT), was...
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Liquid-mirror telescopes are telescopes with mirrors made with a reflective liquid. The most common liquid used is mercury, but other liquids will work...
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with double the diameter of the second-largest telescope, and pioneered many new technologies in telescope mount design and in the design and fabrication...
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Messier 98 Galaxy Messier 98 by ESO New Technology Telescope Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation Coma Berenices Right ascension 12h 13m 48.292s...
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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). VISTA is a survey telescope working at infrared wavelengths, and is by far the largest telescope in the world...
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lists the significant events in the invention and development of the telescope. c.2560 BC–c.860 BC — Egyptian artisans polish rock crystal, semi-precious...
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Michigan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology built and operate the twin telescopes. The telescopes were named after the sixteenth-century Portuguese...
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Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. They then examined the body's properties with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile. If this...
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