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Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope was commissioned in 1974. It is a near twin of the Mayall 4-meter telescope on Kitt Peak. In 1995 it was dedicated and named in honor of Puerto Rican astronomer Víctor Manuel Blanco. It is also part of the Dark Energy Survey (DES), a visible and near-infrared survey that aims to probe the dynamics of the expansion of the Universe.
Name(s)
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Status
Operational
Broad Science GoalsSite
Cerro Tololo, Chile
Location Coordinates
30°10.11'S 70°48.24'W
Altitude
2207 meters (7240 feet)
Enclosure
Spherical dome
Type
Optical/reflecting telescope
Optical Design
Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain
Field of View
DECam: 3 square degrees field COSMO: 10 arcminutes circular field of view
Diameter: Primary M1
4 meters
Material: Primary M1Diameter: Secondary M2
1.3 meters
Material: Secondary M2MountFirst Light Date
1976
Adaptive OpticsImages taken with the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter TelescopeLinkImages of the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter TelescopeLinkVideos of the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter TelescopeLinkPress Releases with the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter TelescopeLink
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