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ALMA Milky Way alignment

In total, 66 separate antennas combine to form ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array. Located around 5000 metres up in the Chilean mountains, ALMA is the largest ground-based astronomical project in existence. The antennas are provided by North America, Europe and East Asia — a North American one is shown here.

The telescope scours the Universe in the radio range, studying the stunning, varied phenomena it has to offer.

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About the Image

Id:beletsky-alma-07-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:24 November 2016, 16:32
Size:7360 x 4912 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ALMA

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