📡 COSMOSOMAS

Spain · Europe · 28.30°N, 16.51°W

COSMOSOMAS is a circular scanning astronomical microwave experiment to investigate the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropy and diffuse emission from the Galaxy on angular scales from 1 to 5 degrees. It was designed and built by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Tenerife, Spain, in 1998. Its name comes from "COSMOlogical Structures On Medium Angular Scales" referring to CMB fluctuations. This experiment grew out experience of the previous Tenerife Experiment with the need to go to smaller angular scales with greater sensitivity.

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Quick facts

Country	Spain
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	28.30°N, 16.51°W · view on map

COSMOSOMAS is located in Spain, in Europe.

More radio telescopes in Spain

GroundBIRD · IRAM 30m telescope · QUIJOTE Experiment · Tenerife Experiment · Yebes Observatory RT40m.

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