Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope
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| Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope | |
 The dish - Observatory doors are closed (daytime) |
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| Organization: | Arizona Radio Observatory |
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| Location: | Mount Graham International Observatory, Arizona, USA |
| Wavelength: | Submillimeter |
| Diameter: | 10m |
| Collecting area: | ~75m2 |
| Focal length: | f/.35 |
| Mounting: | Altazimuth |
| Website: | http://aro.as.arizona.edu/ |
The Submillimeter Telescope (SMT), formerly known as the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, is a submillimeter wavelength radio telescope located on Mount Graham, Arizona. It is a 10m dish inside a building to protect it from bad weather that can be completely rolled away when the telescope is in use. The telescope's construction was finished in 1993. With the 12 Meter Telescope on Kitt Peak, it is maintained by the Arizona Radio Observatory.
The telescope is used 9-10 months of the year and is only stowed when there is too much water vapor in the atmosphere, primarily during the summer. It is one of the telescopes that makes up Mount Graham International Observatory.
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[edit] See also
- Mount Graham International Observatory
- James Clerk Maxwell Telescope submillimeter telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory
- List of observatories
- Safford, AZ
[edit] External Links
- Official website at the Arizona Radio Observatory
- Discovery Park - Guided MGIO tours for the public
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