Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
by Enrico Sacchetti
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Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
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Enrico Sacchetti
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Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO). The 10-meter CSO telescope carries out submillimeter astronomy, mainly to study the properties of gas and dust in regions of star formation. Radiation at submillimeter wavelength is absorbed by water in the Earth's atmosphere and so such telescopes must be at high altitudes. CSO is on the dormant 4200-meter-high volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii, USA.
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February 7th, 2017
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