26 June, 2012

Observatory: The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimtre Array (ALMA) & Atacama Compact Array (ACA)

ALMA (including ACA) is currently humankind's largest astronomical project. It's currently under construction 5,000 m up on the Chajnantor plateau in Peru's Atacama Desert.

Due for completion next year, at least fifty 12-m dishes and at least one 65m dish, enhanced by a compact array of 4 x 12-m and 12 x 7-m receivers will work in concert to further extend science's vision in the 0.3mm up to 9.6mm bandwidth range.

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a partnership of the EU, North America (USA & Canada) and East Asia (Japan & Taiwan) in cooperation with the Republic of Chile.

News: 
ALMA snaps Centaurus A 25 June 2011


Sites:

AMLAobservatory.org  << Brilliant website

ESO ALMA

ESO ALMA - Public info


NRAO ALMA

NAOJ - ALMA


BBC reports first data collection

Youtuber NikoBustos has made this tribute video:


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