Lights under the Milky Way
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is situated more than 5000 metres above sea level in the Chilean desert, on the Chajnantor plateau. Here, the dry air and thin atmosphere allow a spectacular view into the Universe and make it the perfect place for such a sensitive telescope. An artificial green glow illuminates some of ALMA's 66 antennas, as they observe the Milky Way above.
Credit:S. Otarola/ESO
About the Image
Id: | aca-milky-way-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 23 September 2016, 16:35 |
Size: | 6016 x 4016 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | ALMA |
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