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NANTEN2 Observatory

Coordinates: 22°58′11″S 67°42′08″W / 22.96972°S 67.70222°W / -22.96972; -67.70222
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NANTEN2 Observatory
NANTEN2 Observatory
Location(s)Atacama Desert
Coordinates22°58′11″S 67°42′08″W / 22.9697°S 67.7022°W / -22.9697; -67.7022 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationOperated by several universities
Altitude4,800 m
Wavelength110 GHz to 880 GHz
Telescope styleCassegrain reflector
Diameter4 m (13.1 feet)
Websitewww.astro.uni-koeln.de/nanten2/
NANTEN2 Observatory is located in Chile
NANTEN2 Observatory
Location of NANTEN2 Observatory
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The NANTEN2 Observatory is a southern sky observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is located at an altitude of 4,800 m (15,748 ft) on Pampa la Bola next to Cerro Chajnantor. The observatory is equipped with a millimeter and submillimeter wave telescope that is used for southern sky observations of atomic and molecular spectral lines in 110 GHz to 880 GHz range. It is one of a number of observatories operating at Llano de Chajnantor Observatory. It is operated as a collaboration between research institutes in Japan (Nagoya and Osaka University), South Korea (Seoul National University), Germany (KOSMA, Universität zu Köln, Radio Astronomisches Institut Universität Bonn), Australia (University of New South Wales, University of Adelaide, Macquarie University, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Sydney, University of Western Sydney) and Chile (Universidad de Chile).

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