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South Pole Telescope

Ground-based · 2007 · Amundsen–Scott Station, Antarctica

Type
Ground-based
Location
Amundsen–Scott Station, Antarctica
Altitude (m)
2800
Notes
A 10 m dish on the driest, stillest air on the planet, watching the microwave background through a sky that barely moves.
Founded
2007

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