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Magellan Telescopes Organization Carnegie Institution of Washington Location Las Campanas Observatory, Chile Coordinates 29°00.9′S 70°41.5′W / 29.015°S 70.6917°WCoordinates: 29°00.9′S 70°41.5′W / 29.015°S 70.6917°W Wavelength Optical, near-IR Built First lights September 15, 2000 and September 7, 2002 Diameter Both 6.5m The Magellan Telescopes are a pair of 6.5 m diameter optical telescopes located at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. The two telescopes are named after the astronomer Walter Baade and the philanthropist Landon T. Clay.
First light for the telescopes was on September 15, 2000 for the Baade, and September 7, 2002 for the Clay.
A collaboration between Carnegie Institution for Science, University of Arizona, Harvard University, The University of Michigan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology built and operate the twin telescopes.
It was named after the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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Magellan Planet Search Program
Main article: Magellan Planet Search SurveyIs a survey of start searching for planets using the MIKE echelle spectrograph mounted on the 6.5m Magellan II (Clay) telescope.[1][2]
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References
- ^ Low Mass Companions for Five Solar-Type Stars from the Magellan Planet Search Program, Dante Minniti et.al, 2008.
- ^ Five Long-period Extrasolar Planets in Eccentric orbits from the Magellan Planet Search Program, Pamela Arriagada, et.al, 2010.
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