Neutrino telescope in Northern Hemisphere . ... about ANTARES . ... ANTARES is the name of a neutrino telescope residing in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Toulon, France. ... Other neutrino telescopes designed for use in the nearby area include the Greek NESTOR telescope and the Italian NEMO telescope, which are both in early design stages. ... In contrast to the South Pole neutrino telescopes AMANDA and IceCube, ANTARES uses water instead of ice as its Cherenkov medium. ...