SEST in the evening

The 15m Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) is designed to observe at sub-millimetric wavelengths (almost radio waves). It was built in 1987 on La Silla. The SEST has been decommissioned in 2003, with the beginning of operations at the new APEX telescope on Chajnantor.

Crédit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer

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Identification:esopia00051teles
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:3 décembre 2009 23:21
Taille:3000 x 1911 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Catégorie:La Silla

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