Three ALMA antennas working in unison
Three ALMA antennas linked together as an interferometer for the first time, on the 5,000-metre altitude plateau of Chajnantor. Having three antennas observing in unison makes it possible to correct errors that arise when only two antennas are used, thus paving the way for precise images of the cool Universe at unprecedented resolution.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1001a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 4 January 2010, 15:20 |
| Related releases: | eso1001 |
| Size: | 4288 x 2848 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | ALMA |
