Cherenkov light
CTA won't be detecting gamma rays directly. It will pick up Cherenkov light, the blue flash of light resulting from gamma rays interacting with the Earth's atmosphere.
Credit:CTAO/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1841x |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 20 December 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1841 |
| Size: | 1954 x 1417 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Unspecified : Cosmology |
| Category: | Illustrations |
