Observing on the plateau
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. This cutting-edge project is located in an extreme and isolated environment, ideal for observing, but tough for the observers.
Credit:M. Struik (CERN)/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | g0020330-final-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 19 September 2016, 09:49 |
| Size: | 3865 x 2174 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | ALMA |
