APEX image calendar, January 2010 — last sun rays of the day hitting the antenna

The sun shines onto the 12-metre diameter APEX mirror in this bottom-up view. The enormous mirror is used to study some of the farthest, and thus earliest parts of the Universe. APEX is the largest submillimetre-wavelength telescope operating in the southern hemisphere.

Crédit:

A. Lundgren/ESO/APEX (MPIfR/ESO/OSO)

À propos de l'image

Identification:dsc_3452b_cc
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:9 mars 2010 18:34
Taille:1504 x 1000 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Catégorie:APEX

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