KOSMA - Kölner Observatorium für Submillimeter und Millimeter Astronomie
KOSMA project ended in 2010
Science
Observatory Gornergrat South seen from the east with the Matterhorn in in the background.
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The teflon foil protects the telescope from the sunlight.
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The instrumentation is used for investigations of the large-scale distribution, the physical and chemical conditions of the interstellar medium, and for observations of star forming regions, galaxies, massive stars, and interstellar clouds.
Examples of KOSMA observations
Atmospheric transmission at Gornergrat.
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The star forming region S106 observed by the KOSMA receiver SMART.
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