Observatory · Atacama Desert
ALMA
Observatories
Imagery
ALMA and a Starry Night
A crystal-clear sky on any night is always a joy to behold.
ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org) · CC BY
Overview
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is a set of 66 antennas at 5,000 metres in the Atacama Desert, studying cold gas and dust.
Observing bands
Knowledge connections
- StudiesM87*
- Operated byEuropean Southern Observatory
- Operated byNational Radio Astronomy Observatory
- Operated byNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- Located atAtacama Desert
- ObservesMillimeter
- ObservesSubmillimeter
- Discovery facility forThe First Image of a Black Hole
- Associated withRadio Interferometry
- Associated withAperture Synthesis
- Associated withMolecular Clouds
- Associated withProtoplanetary Disks
- Associated withCarbon Monoxide
- Associated withPlanet-Formation Chemistry
- Associated withCASA
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).