Greenland Telescope

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The Greenland Telescope is a submillimeter radio observatory in Greenland that forms part of the global Event Horizon Telescope array used to image black holes.

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instanceOf Very Long Baseline Interferometry station
astronomical observatory
radio telescope
submillimeter telescope
altitude approximately 3200 m
aperture 12 m
collaboratingInstitution Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
MIT Haystack Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
University of Arizona
constructionStatus operational
contributesTo Event Horizon Telescope black hole images published in 2019 and later
country Greenland
dataRecordedOn high-capacity recording systems for VLBI
dataTransport shipped physical media for correlation
environment extreme cold temperatures
polar
firstLight mid-2010s
locatedOn Greenland ice sheet
location Summit Station, Greenland
mirrorDiameter 12 m
mountType alt-azimuth mount
observingBand 230 GHz
345 GHz
operatedBy Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
linked to: Academia Sinica

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
partOf EHT global VLBI network
Event Horizon Telescope
previousLocation Arizona Radio Observatory Submillimeter Telescope site on Mount Graham
relocatedFrom Arizona, United States
linked to: Arizona
relocationPurpose to provide a long north–south baseline for the Event Horizon Telescope
requires specialized de-icing systems
weather-hardened electronics
roleInEHT extends EHT baseline to the Arctic
improves angular resolution of black hole images
scientificFocus M87*
linked to: Messier 87

Sagittarius A*
supermassive black holes
surfaceAccuracy suitable for submillimeter wavelengths
telescopeType single-dish
usedFor Very Long Baseline Interferometry
accretion disk studies
active galactic nucleus observations
black hole imaging
jet physics studies
submillimeter astronomy
wavelengthRange submillimeter

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