South Pole Telescope Photos Added to April 2017 Observations Gallery

The April 2017 Observations gallery has just been updated with new photos from the South Pole Telescope. These photos bring you inside the reciever cabin, outside on the telescope in temperature of -60 degrees Celsius, and under an Antarctic night sky illuminated by aurora autralis. Find a sample of the new photos below, and the rest in the April 2017 Observations gallery, alongside photos of telescopes, landscapes, and team members from the Event Horizon Telescope array sites worldwide.

SPT scientists Dan, Wendy, Junhan, and Tom working on improvements to the EHT setup on the South Pole Telescope.
SPT scientists Dan, Wendy, Junhan, and Tom working on improvements to the EHT setup on the South Pole Telescope. Photo: Daniel Michalik / South Pole Telescope
The South Pole Telescope in docking position during EHT preparations in January 2017.
The South Pole Telescope in docking position during EHT preparations in January 2017. Photo: Daniel Michalik / South Pole Telescope
The South Pole Telescope illuminated by aurora australis and the Milky Way. Jupiter is brightly visible on the lower left, Saturn is located to the right of the telescope. The outside temperature is -60°C.
The South Pole Telescope illuminated by aurora australis and the Milky Way. Jupiter is brightly visible on the lower left, Saturn is located to the right of the telescope. The outside temperature is -60°C. Photo: Daniel Michalik / South Pole Telescope