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UK Schmidt Telescope

optical telescope in Australia
Product optical_telescope Q3547219

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
optical telescope, Schmidt camera[4]
Inception
1973[8]
Country
Australia[3]
Official website
www.aao.gov.au[12]
Part of
Siding Spring Observatory, Australian Astronomical Observatory[6][7]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -31.272°, 149.071°[9]
Date of official opening
August 17, 1973[13]
Diameter
+1.2[14]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
New South Wales[2]
Operator
Royal Observatory, Australian Astronomical Observatory[5]
Service entry
June 1973[10]
Significant event
conception, construction, electronics refurbishment[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en UK Schmidt Telescope en United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope fr United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope ja UKシュミット望遠鏡 pl United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope zh 聯合王國施密特望遠鏡 zh 英國施密特望遠鏡
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🔗 Connections
Significant event 3
construction, electronics refurbishment, conception
Belongs to 2
Siding Spring Observatory, Australian Astronomical Observatory
Instance of 2
optical telescope, Schmidt camera
Operator 2
Royal Observatory, Australian Astronomical Observatory
Part of 2
Siding Spring Observatory, Australian Astronomical Observatory
Country 1
Australia
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
New South Wales
← Site of astronomical discovery 1
Carina Dwarf
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Summary

UK Schmidt Telescope is an optical telescope[1].

Related Entities

Australia

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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → conception, construction, electronics refurbishment
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Significant event: conception, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect conception → conception ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q37754875_Q255"
  2. 23w ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → optical telescope, Schmidt camera
    Country → Australia
    Part of → Siding Spring Observatory, Australian Astronomical Observatory
    Part of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Official website: https://www.aao.gov.au/about-us/uk-schmidt-telescope, Add Australian English to official website ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/4e2cc155aab|details]])"
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