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telescope
subject			fact

telescope	has wavelength sensitivity
	has angular resolving power
	has effective diameter
	has aperture
	has focal ratio
	has operator
	has purpose observe celestial objects
	has location
	has definition A device for gathering and amplifying light or X rays, gamma rays, or other forms of energy.
	is a kind of instrument
artifact	has creator
	has creation date
	has owner
physical object	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

Kinds of telescope :

• airborne telescope (2 kinds, 5 facts)
• electromagnetic telescope (113 kinds, 1137 facts) - telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation
• gravity wave telescope (1 kind, 3 facts)
• neutrino telescope (3 kinds, 9 facts) - telescope designed to detect neutrinos and determine their origin, type and energy

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