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Official South Pole Telescope ground breaking ..
Official 10 Meter Telescope ground breaking: November 15, 2004 at 10:50 am at pad location in Antarctica |
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Building of the telescope base and control room ..
Unloading parts of the telescope foundation at the South Pole. ..
South Pole: The telescope foundation being built. ..
South Pole: The telescope base being constructed at the South Pole. ..
South Pole: The telescope base and control room being built. |
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First light for the South Pole Telescope! ..
South Pole Telescope with the moon (at left). First light achieved with the 10-m South Pole Telescope, February 16, 2007. Last night the 10-meter South Pole Telescope with its camera operating at millimeter wavelengths and cooled to 1/4 degree above absolute zero achieved first light. Maps of Jupiter at wavelengths at 2 mm and 3 mm were obtained by scanning the telescope across the planet. These maps showed the telescope, camera and optics are working as designed. First light with the SPT is a major milestone for the project and is a fitting conclusion to a remarkably productive summer season for the South Pole Station. We now look forward to fully characterizing the instrument and beginning cosmological observations. The efforts of a large team are responsible for the success of the SPT. The team includes members from nine academic institutions, the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, the U.S Antarctic Program, General Dynamics/VertexRSI, and the Raytheon Polar Support Company. We are grateful for all their support. We are extremely thankful for the excellent and professional
help of the wonderful people at the NSF Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
Thank you,
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Reflectors on the South Pole Telescope aglow at night during testing in Kilgore, Texas, summer ..
The South Pole Telescope after its test-build in Kilgore, Texas, during the summer of 2006 ..
Iron worker Brian Hardin celebrates the successful installation of the South Pole Telescope dish. ..
Members of the South Pole Telescope science team and assembly support crew poses with their newly deployed instrument. ..
The South Pole Telescope and collaboration group ..
The South Pole Telescope deployed at the South Pole |
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