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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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Summary

Samuel Oschin telescope is an optical telescope[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of optical telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Diego County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Named after: Samuel Oschin[5]
  • Part of: Palomar Observatory[6]
  • Commons category: Samuel Oschin telescope[7]
  • Described at URL: https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/oschin.html[8]
  • Diameter: 48 inches[9]
  • Has part(s) of the class: Schmidt camera[10]

Why It Matters

Samuel Oschin telescope has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Huntster · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Part of → Palomar Observatory
    Instance of → optical telescope
    Named after → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s) of the class: Schmidt camera"
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