VERITAS, Gamma-ray telescope array in Mount Hopkins, Arizona
The VERITAS observatory contains four 12-meter telescopes that detect gamma rays through Cherenkov imaging at an elevation of 1268 meters.
The installation of the first VERITAS prototype telescope began in 2003, with the complete four-telescope array operational by January 2007.
The VERITAS project brings together scientists from institutions across the United States, Canada, Germany, and Ireland for gamma-ray research.
Each telescope features 350 mirrors and a camera with 499 pixels, allowing detection of gamma-ray energies between 85 GeV and 30 TeV.
The telescope array can detect sources with gamma-ray flux at 1% of the Crab Nebula intensity within 25 hours of observation.
Location: Arizona
Elevation above the sea: 1,268 m
Diameter: 12 m
Part of: Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Website: http://veritas.sao.arizona.edu
GPS coordinates: 31.67510,-110.95200
Latest update: May 25, 2025 05:23
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