Key:telescope:type
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Optical
Radio
Gamma
Solar
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Telescope ![]() |
Group: man made |
Used on these elements |
Documented values: 2 |
Requires |
Status: de facto |
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Usage
Must be used together with man_made=telescope.
This tag is used to broadly categorise the spectrum that the telescope senses.
Values
Optical ![Telescope dome-14.svg](/w/images/thumb/e/e0/Telescope_dome-14.svg/14px-Telescope_dome-14.svg.png)
Everything from infra red to ultra violet. This includes all the visible spectrum.
Radio ![Telescope dish-14.svg](/w/images/thumb/5/59/Telescope_dish-14.svg/14px-Telescope_dish-14.svg.png)
Radio telescopes includes all kinds of antennas - dish, phased arrays, dipoles, helical etc.
Gamma ![Telescope dish-14.svg](/w/images/thumb/5/59/Telescope_dish-14.svg/14px-Telescope_dish-14.svg.png)
Questionable Tags
Solar ![Telescope dome-14.svg](/w/images/thumb/e/e0/Telescope_dome-14.svg/14px-Telescope_dome-14.svg.png)
Solar telescopes, sometimes called heliograph or photoheliograph are a special kind of optical telescope for observing the sun. Should these be tagged as optical telescopes? They certain should have the same or similar symbol.
Possible synonyms
See also
- telescope:spectrum=*[1] a clear and more detailed key in use.