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Víctor M. Blanco Telescope

(Blanco 4m)
(4 meter reflector telescope in Chile)

The Víctor M. Blanco Telescope (Blanco 4m) is a 4-meter reflector telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), Chile. It was modeled after the Mayall 4m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and began operation in 1976. Instruments:

Surveys using the Blanco 4m:


(telescope,reflector,ground,Chile)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_M._Blanco_Telescope
https://noirlab.edu/science/programs/ctio/telescopes/victor-blanco-4m-telescope
https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/ctio/victor-blanco-4m-telescope/

Referenced by pages:
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)
Dark Energy Survey (DES)
DECaLS
Deep Lens Survey (DLS)
equatorial mount
ESSENCE
GW170817
Local Group Galaxy Survey (LGGS)
Mayall 4m Telescope
monolithic mirror
Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC)
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
NOAO Deep Wide-field Survey (NDWFS)
NOAO Source Catalog (NSC)
NOIRLab
Supernova Cosmology Project (SCP)

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