Telescope · South Pole
South Pole Telescope
Also known as SPT
Observatories10 m aperture
Imagery
Hubble Observes the Planet Uranus
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the planet Uranus reveals the planet rings and bright clouds and a high altitude haze above the planet south pole.
1998
NASA/JPL/STScI · NASA media (public domain)
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
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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