APEX at work
The 12 metre dish of the APEX telescope is located on the Chajnantor plateau, which is also the site of the ALMA observatory. APEX was a pathfinder for ALMA and is based on a prototype antenna constructed for the ALMA project.
As advantage of observing in the milimetre/submilimetre wavelengths, the telescope can also be used during daytime.
Credit:C. Duran/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | apex_at_work-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 22 August 2014, 16:08 |
| Size: | 2592 x 3872 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, Chajnantor |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | APEX |
