Viper telescope

The Viper telescope was mainly used to view cosmic background radiation. First operational in 1998, the telescope was used to help scientists prove or disprove the Big Crunch theory. The telescope was at the time also one of the most powerful of its kind. Previous cosmic background telescopes were smaller and less sensitive. It was decommissioned in 2005.

Viper telescope

Part of	Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
Location(s)	Antarctic Treaty area
Coordinates	90°00′S 139°16′W
Wavelength	40 GHz (7.5 mm)
First light	1998
Decommissioned	November 2005
Telescope style	cosmic microwave background experiment radio interferometer
Diameter	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Location of Viper telescope

Location

The Viper telescope was located at the Center for Astrophysical Research, also known as (CARA) in the Amundsen-Scott station in Antarctica. The Viper project was run by many scientists; team leader Dr. Jeffrey Peterson is a Carnegie Mellon astrophysicist.

References

External links

• National Science Foundation
• Antarctic Treaty
• Harvard