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Magellan Telescopes

(pair of 6.5 m optical telescopes in Chile)

The Magellan Telescopes are a pair of 6.5-meter optical reflector telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. They are named Baade (first light, 2000) and Clay (2002) after astronomer Walter Baade and philanthropist Landon Clay. Surveys include the Magellan Planet Search Program using the MIKE echelle spectrograph on the Clay Telescope. Instruments on the Baade Telescope:

Instruments on Clay Telescope:

Instruments that can be installed and used in place of MIKE:

Previously listed instruments:


(telescope,reflector,visible light,infrared,ground,Chile)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_Telescopes
https://www.lco.cl/magellan-telescopes/
https://www.as.arizona.edu/magellan-65m-telescopes
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/facilities-technology/telescopes-instruments/magellan-telescopes
https://noirlab.edu/science/sites/default/files/media/archives/presentations/scipresentation0193-en.pdf

Referenced by pages:
Atacama Desert
F4
FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey (ZFOURGE)
Gregorian telescope
Las Campanas Observatory (LCO)
MagIC
monolithic mirror
PRIMUS
WINERED

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