Dance of the dishes

Timelapse footage of the giant dishes of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) throughout a night of observations, sporadically swivelling to fix their gaze on their targets. ALMA is the most powerful astronomical observatory of its kind, helping astronomers to study the building blocks of stars, galaxies, planetary systems and life itself. To minimise noise generated by the thermal emission of the receivers themselves, the dishes are cooled to a temperature of -269 degrees Celsius, just a few degrees above absolute zero.

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Identification:uhd-cm-alma-mw1
Date de publication:13 mai 2019 13:01
Durée:53 s
Frame rate:25 fps

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Catégorie:ALMA

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