Alternative names | Africa Millimetre Telescope |
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Part of | La Silla Observatory |
Location(s) | Gamsberg Nature Reserve |
Coordinates | 29°16′S 70°44′W / 29.26°S 70.73°W |
Organization | European Southern Observatory Onsala Space Observatory |
Built | –1987 |
Telescope style | parabolic reflector radio telescope |
Diameter | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
Focal length | 4,875 mm (15 ft 11.9 in) |
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The Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) is a 15-metre diameter radio telescope. It was originally located at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, and will be moved to Africa and repurposed as the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT).