Hale Telescope

telescope at Palomar Observatory in California, US
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Hale Telescope

Summary

Hale Telescope is a reflecting telescope[1]. It draws 368 Wikipedia views per month (reflecting_telescope category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hale Telescope is located in California[3].
  • Hale Telescope is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hale Telescope's instance of is recorded as reflecting telescope[5].
  • Hale Telescope's instance of is recorded as optical telescope[6].
  • George Ellery Hale is named after Hale Telescope[7].
  • Hale Telescope is part of Palomar Observatory[8].
  • Hale Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Hale Telescope[9].
  • 1948 marks the founding of Hale Telescope[10].
  • Hale Telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.35627777777778, 'lon': -116.86488888888888}[11].
  • Hale Telescope's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Palomar Mountain[12].
  • Hale Telescope's service entry is recorded as January 27, 1949[13].
  • Hale Telescope's official website is recorded as http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/hale.html[14].
  • Hale Telescope's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15].
  • Hale Telescope's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hale Telescope'}[16].
  • Hale Telescope's different from is recorded as 60-inch telescope[17].
  • Hale Telescope sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1713'}[18].
  • Hale Telescope covers an area of {'unit': 'Q1063786', 'amount': '+31000'}[19].
  • Hale Telescope's focal length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16.76'}[20].
  • Hale Telescope's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+200'}[21].
  • Hale Telescope's has part is recorded as telescope mount[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include reflecting telescope[5] and optical telescope[6].

Origins

George Ellery Hale is named after Hale Telescope[7]. 1948 marks the founding of it[10].

Use and Application

Hale Telescope is part of Palomar Observatory[8].

Why It Matters

Hale Telescope draws 368 Wikipedia views per month (reflecting_telescope category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . calteches.library.caltech.edu. calteches.library.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . astro.caltech.edu. Retrieved . astro.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . astro.caltech.edu. Retrieved . astro.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . astro.caltech.edu. Retrieved . astro.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Area {'unit': 'Q1063786', 'amount': '+31000'}
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