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APEX - Reaching new heights in submillimetre astronomy
APEX - Reaching new heights in submillimetre astronomy
The APEX Telescope ESO operates the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope, APEX, at the highest observatory site on Earth, at an elevation of 5100 metres, high on the Chajnantor plateau in Chile's Atacama region. APEX is a 12-metre diameter telescope, operating at millimetre and submillimetre ...
ESO 40/08 - APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries
ESO 40/08 - APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries
eso.org — ESO 40/08 - Press Photo 11 November 2008 For immediate release APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries Illustrating... the power of submillimetre-wavelength astronomy, an APEX image reveals how an expanding bubble of ionised gas about ten light-years ... (more) ESO 40/08 - APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries
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Astronomer's new guide to the galaxy: largest map of cold dust revealed
Astronomy Cmarchesin — ... Links The ATLASGAL paper referred to is available online at : http://www.aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811568/pdf More about APEX: http://www.eso.org/apex APEX handout: http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/products/publ/handouts/pdf/apex-lr.pdf Max-Planck Press Release in German: http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/public/pr/pr-atlasgal-dt.html Contacts Frederic Schuller Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, ...

Largest Map Of Cold Dust Released
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com — ... next year to cover all of the galactic plane visible from the APEX site on Chajnantor, as well as combining it with infrared observations to be made by the ESA Herschel Space Observatory. We look forward to new discoveries made with these maps, which will also serve as a guide for future observations with ALMA", said Leonardo Testi from ESO, who is a member of the ATLASGAL team and the European Project Scientist for the ALMA project. Share This Article With Planet Earth Related Links APEX ...

Largest Map of Cold Dust in Our Galaxy Revealed
SpaceRef Top Stories — ... advanced visible-light astronomical observatory. ESO is the European partner of a revolutionary astronomical telescope ALMA, the largest astronomical project in existence. ESO is currently planning a 42-meter European Extremely Large optical/near-infrared Telescope , the E-ELT, which will become "the world's biggest eye on the sky". Links: - The ATLASGAL paper referred to is available online at: http://www.aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811568/pdf - More about APEX: http://www.eso.org/apex - APEX handout: ...

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