NANTEN2 Observatory

Organization	Operated by several universities
Wavelength regime	110 GHz to 880 GHz
Physical characteristics
Telescope style	Cassegrain reflector
Diameter	4 m ( 13.1 feet)
Collecting area
Effective focal length
Instruments
Sub millimeter array receiver (planned)
Acousto Optical Spectrometer (AOS)
Digital Fourier Transform Spectrometer (DFT)

The NANTEN2 Observatory is a southern sky observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is located at an altitude of 4,800 m (15,748 ft) on Pampa la Bola next to Cerro Chajnantor. The observatory is equipped with a millimeter and submillimeter wave telescope that is used for southern sky observations of atomic and molecular spectral lines in 110 GHz to 880 GHz range. It is one of a number of observatories operating at Llano de Chajnantor Observatory. It is operated as a collaboration between research institutes in Japan (Nagoya and Osaka University), South Korea (Seoul National University), Germany (KOSMA, Universität zu Köln, Radio Astronomisches Institut Universität Bonn), and Chile (Universidad de Chile).

External links

• The NANTEN Submillimeter Observatory

Coordinates: 22°58′11″S 67°42′08″W / 22.96972°S 67.70222°W / -22.96972; -67.70222