Sunday, March 4, 2012

Astrobites Post: An antenna array is a successful mix of apples and oranges

Here's my latest astrobites post, with some more details about the incredible ALMA antennas.  You'll learn about submillimeter interferometry, and why the 66 antennas at ALMA, built and operated by an international collaboration, make this the largest astronomy project in the world.


Did you know that the ALMA Array Operations Site (AOS) technical building is the second highest steel frame building in the world, at 5000 m?  If you can tell me what is the highest, I'll be really interested!

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