South Pole Telescope

Overview

The South Pole Telescope is a 10-metre telescope studying the cosmic microwave background and distant galaxy clusters from Antarctica.

Observing bands

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNational Science Foundation
• Located atSouth Pole
• ObservesSubmillimeter
• ObservesRadio
• Associated withBolometer

Sources

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• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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