APEX image calendar, May 2010 — APEX antenna at 5,104 m

The antenna of APEX, the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope, looms over the hills of the Chajnantor plateau in Chile's Atacama region, approximately 5,100 metres above sea level. APEX is the largest submillimetre-wavelength telescope operating in the southern hemisphere, observing the cold and distant Universe for astronomers.

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M. Cárdenas/ESO/APEX (MPIfR/ESO/OSO)

À propos de l'image

Identification:emerging_antenna_2253x1690_cc
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:10 mars 2010 10:24
Taille:2253 x 1690 px

À propos de l'objet

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

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