Sampurnanand Optical Telescope (SOT)

The Sampurnanand Telescope, located at ARIES, Manora Peak, Nainital, is one of the the main observing facility in optical domain. It was installed in 1972 by Carl Zeiss, Germany.

  • It is used for different scientific programs such as
    • Study of star-clusters
    • Young star-forming regions
    • AGN and brown dwarfs
    • Optical counterpart of Gamma-ray-bursts (GRBs)
    • Supernovae and X-ray sources
    • Polarimetric studies of open clusters
    • Star-forming regions etc.
    • ....
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