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SuperBIT (The Super Pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope) is a diffraction-limited 0.5-meter UV-NIR telescope designed to conduct high-resolution astronomical observations from the stratosphere. Its primary science goal is to map the distribution of dark matter in galaxy clusters through weak gravitational lensing. Launched on a NASA super-pressure balloon, SuperBIT offers a unique combination of high spatial resolution, a wide field of view, and long observation durations. This poster presents an overview of the SuperBIT instrument, preliminary results of the 2023 flight and the next generation GigaBIT. Beyond its primary goal, the telescope can perform high-resolution follow-up observations for objects from other surveys and transient events like those of gravitational wave detections, providing valuable data for deeper characterization and crucial context for understanding the nature and origin of these cosmic events.
