Sampurnanand Telescope (ST)

About Sampurnanand Telescope (ST):

• It is a world-class telescope located near Nainital.
• The telescope at Manora Peak was established in 1972 when ARIES was known as the UP State Observatory (UPSO).
• It has been extensively used for optical observations of comets, occultation by planets and asteroids, star-forming regions and star clusters, variable stars, transients, active galactic nuclei, etc.
• Some of the breakthrough science results contributed by the telescope include the discovery of new rings around Saturn and the rings of Uranus.
• The instrumentation and science capabilities of ST have paved the way for setting up National and International facilities by ARIES, such as the 3.6m DOT and the 4 meter International Liquid Mirror Telescope at Devasthal.

Source : PIB

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