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Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope

Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope rather than just read about it. In short: The Submillimeter Telescope (SMT), formerly known as the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, is a submillimeter wavelength radio telescope located on Mount Graham, Arizona, US. It is a 10-meter-wide parabolic dish inside a building to protect it from bad weather.

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Reference excerpt

The Submillimeter Telescope (SMT), formerly known as the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, is a submillimeter wavelength radio telescope located on Mount Graham, Arizona, US. It is a 10-meter-wide parabolic dish inside a building to protect it from bad weather. The building front doors and roof are opened when the telescope is in use. The telescope's construction was finished in 1993. Along with the 12 Meter Telescope on Kitt Peak, this telescope is maintained by the Arizona Radio Observatory, a division of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. The dryness of the air around and above Mount Graham is important for extremely high frequency (EHF) radio and far-infrared observations – a region of the spectrum where the electromagnetic waves are strongly attenuated by any water vapor or clouds in the air. This telescope is used nine to ten months of the year, and it is stowed only when there is too much water vapor in the atmosphere, primarily during the summertime. This telescope is one of the telescopes that make up Mount Graham International Observatory.

See also Mount Graham International Observatory James Clerk Maxwell Telescope submillimeter telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory List of observatories Lists of telescopes

References

External links Media related to Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope at Wikimedia Commons Official website at the Arizona Radio Observatory Archived 2019-06-01 at the Wayback Machine Discovery Park – Guided MGIO tours for the public

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope

In research: Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1993 establishments in Arizona, Astronomical observatories in Arizona, Buildings and structures completed in 1993, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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