ALMA in the Sun

Appearing like large metal sun worshipers, these antennas, which are just a small fraction of the whole array, in fact much prefer night time, when they get make the most of the dark and clear Chilean sky to observe the Universe in the millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.

Credit:

M. Roselund/ESO

About the Image

Id:dscf5701-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:10 April 2015, 10:48
Size:5612 x 3741 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ALMA

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