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The Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory (STO) is a NASA funded, Long Duration Balloon (LDB) experiment designed to address a key problem in modern astrophysics: understanding the Life Cycle of the Interstellar Medium (ISM). STO itself has three main components; 1) an 80 cm optical telescope, 2) a THz instrument package, and 3) a gondola.

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Filename: 011_DSC01873.jpg
Copyright: Shaun O'Boyle
Image Size: 3600x2403 / 6.7MB; LDB Long Duration Balloon astronomy antarctica telescope
Contained in galleries: LDB (Long Duration Balloon)

The Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory (STO) is a NASA funded, Long Duration Balloon (LDB) experiment designed to address a key problem in modern astrophysics: understanding the Life Cycle of the Interstellar Medium (ISM). STO itself has three main components; 1) an 80 cm optical telescope, 2) a THz instrument package, and 3) a gondola.