IRAM 30m telescope
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| Organisation | Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique |
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| Location(s) | Veleta, Spain |
| Coordinates | 37°03′58″N 3°23′34″W / 37.066161°N 3.392719°WCoordinates: 37°03′58″N 3°23′34″W / 37.066161°N 3.392719°W |
| Altitude | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
| Wavelength | 80±1 gigahertz, 300±1 gigahertz |
| Telescope style | radio telescope, Altazimuth mount |
| Diameter | 30 m (98 ft 5 in) |
| Website |
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The IRAM 30m millimeter radio telescope is a radio telescope for astronomical observations in the millimeter range of wavelengths, operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimeter Range (IRAM)) and located on the Sierra Nevada, in Spain, close to the Pico Veleta peak. It is the second largest millimeter-wave telescope in the world after the Large Millimeter Telescope, but has to date been much more scientifically productive than its larger competitor. Each year more than 200 scientists from all over the world visit this observatory to explore the universe at millimeter wavelengths, with interests going from the Solar System to interstellar dust and gas or cosmology.
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