Samuel Oschin telescope

48-inch-aperture (1.22 m) Schmidt camera at the Palomar Observatory in northern San Diego County, California
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Samuel Oschin telescope

Summary

Samuel Oschin telescope is a Schmidt camera[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (schmidt_camera category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samuel Oschin telescope is located in San Diego County[3].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope is in the country of United States[4].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's image is recorded as P48 1994 Jean Large.jpg[5].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's instance of is recorded as Schmidt camera[6].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's instance of is recorded as optical telescope[7].
  • Samuel Oschin is named after Samuel Oschin telescope[8].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's part of is recorded as Palomar Observatory[9].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's Commons category is recorded as Samuel Oschin telescope[10].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.358194, 'lon': -116.861806}[11].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zvd3[12].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+48'}[13].
  • Samuel Oschin telescope's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 1532568835[14].

Body

Geography

Samuel Oschin telescope is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in San Diego County[3]. Its part of is recorded as Palomar Observatory[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Schmidt camera[6] and optical telescope[7].

History and Context

Samuel Oschin is named after Samuel Oschin telescope[8].

Why It Matters

Samuel Oschin telescope draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (schmidt_camera category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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