📡 GroundBIRD

Spain · Europe · 28.30°N, 16.51°W

GroundBIRD is an experiment to observe the cosmic microwave background at 145 and 220GHz. It aims to observe the B-mode polarisation signal from inflation in the early universe. It is located at Teide Observatory, on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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

GroundBIRD is located in Spain, in Europe.

More radio telescopes in Spain

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

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