A herd of antennae
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) — a state-of-the-art telescope to study light from some of the coldest objects in the Universe — operates high on the Chajnantor plateau in the Chilean Andes. ALMA comprises 66 high-precision antennae, each weighing in at over 100 tons. Unusual clouds obscure the sky, and a hard frost twinkles from the ground. This image is captured at a sufficient distance to include most of the antennae, giving them an almost animal quality — they appear so be huddling together in a pack for warmth.
Credit:S. Otarola/ESO
About the Image
Id: | dsc-3601-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 13 September 2016, 11:35 |
Size: | 3974 x 2649 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | ALMA |