High Energy Stereoscopic System
High Energy Stereoscopic System is a system of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays in the photon energy range of 0.03 to 100 TeV, located in the Khomas Region of Namibia and operating since 2002.
- Type: Research institute
- Description: gamma Ray Telescope System in Namibia
- Also known as: “Göllschau”, “Hess”, “High energy stereoscopic system”, “Obserwatorium astronomiczne HESS”, “Obserwatorium HESS”, and “Sistema Estereoscópico de Alta Energia”
High Energy Stereoscopic System
- Categories: telescope, observatory, and education
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-23.27151° or 23° 16′ 17″ south
Longitude
16.50046° or 16° 30′ 2″ east
Open location code
5F8RPGH2+95
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_institute
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=observatory
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“High Energy Stereoscopic System” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “高能立體視野望遠鏡”
- Dutch: “High Energy Stereoscopic System”
- French: “High Energy Stereoscopic System”
- German: “High Energy Stereoscopic System”
- Italian: “H.E.S.S.”
- Japanese: “ヘス望遠鏡”
- Korean: “고에너지 스테레오스코픽 시스템”
- Luxembourgish: “High Energy Stereoscopic System”
- Polish: “High Energy Stereoscopic System”
- Portuguese: “HESS”
- Russian: “H.E.S.S.”
- Spanish: “Sistema estereoscópico de alta energía”
- Ukrainian: “H.E.S.S.”
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