10-03-2011, 09:18 AM
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Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
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World's Most Complex Radio Telescope Snaps Stunning 1st Photo of the Cosmos
Fox News Published October 03, 2011 | Space.com
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After years of planning, construction and assembly, a gigantic observatory
billed as the world's most complex array of ground-based telescopes
has opened its eyes in South America and captured its first image.
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ALMA is a complex of 40-foot (12-meter) radio telescopes sitting at an elevation of 16,500 feet (5,000 m)
on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile.
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Currently, the array harbors 19 individual telescopes, though 66 should come online by 2013,
researchers said. The array will ultimately be about 11 miles (18 km) wide.
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My first question: Can anyone live/work at this altitude without oxygen ?
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Last edited by Lamplighter; 10-03-2011 at 09:23 AM.
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