Feeling green

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is situated more than 5000 metres above sea level in the Chilean desert, on the Chajnantor plateau. Here, the dry air and thin atmosphere allow a spectacular view into the Universe and make it the perfect place for such a sensitive telescope. An artificial green glow illuminates one of ALMA's 66 antennas, as it observes the Milky Way above.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

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Id:nik5597-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:26 October 2016, 12:24
Size:7173 x 4782 px

About the Object

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

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