Magellanic Clouds arch over ALMA

Two of our nearest galactic neighbours, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, hang in the night-time sky above an ALMA antenna in this captivating image.

ALMA, the largest ground-based astronomical project in existence, comprises 66 such high-precision antennas set high in the Chilean Andes on the Chajnantor plateau. By observing millimetre and submillimetre radiation, ALMA opens a window into the enigmatic cold Universe.

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About the Image

Id:magellanic-clouds-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:31 August 2016, 11:54
Size:5360 x 3573 px

About the Object

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

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