Visualisation of ALMA as an interferometer

This artist's rendering of the ALMA array on the Chajnantor plateau shows how, as an interferometer, ALMA acts like a single telescope with a diameter as large as the distance between its individual antennas (represented by the blue circle).

Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Calçada (ESO)

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Id:alma-interferometer
Publicatiedatum:23 oktober 2012 14:08
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