A solargraph taken from APEX at Chajnantor

This unusual and artistic image, made using a technique known as “solargraphy” in which a pinhole camera captures the movement of the Sun in the sky over many months, was taken from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope on the plateau of Chajnantor. The plateau is also where ESO, together with international partners, is building the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The solar trails in the image were recorded over half a year and clearly show the quality of the 5000-metre altitude site, high in the Chilean Andes, for astronomical observations.

Credit:

ESO/R. Fosbury/T. Trygg/D. Rabanus

About the Image

Id:apex_left
Type:Photographic
Release date:1 September 2010, 11:01
Size:1982 x 1173 px

About the Object

Name:Sun
Type:Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail : Star
Category:Solar System

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