South America
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- Large Latin American Millimeter Array (LLAMA)
- Polarization Emission of Millimeter Activity at the Sun (PoEMAS)
- Solar Submillimeter Telescope (SST)
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- Brazilian Diametric Array (BDA)
- Itapetinga Radio Observatory 13.7 m Telescope
- Northeaster Space Radio Observatory 14.2 m telescope
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- Atacama B-Mode Search (ABS)
- Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
- Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX)
- Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE)
- Cosmic Background Imager (CBI)
- NANTEN 24 m
- Q/U Imaging Experiment (QUIET)
- Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST)
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
Organizations: European Southern Observatory (ESO); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan
Observatory: Llano de Chajnantor Observatory
Location: Atacama Desert, Chile |
Latitude: 23.0193 |
Longitude: -67.7531
First light: 2011
Telescope style: Interferometer
Wavelength: 0.3 mm to 3.6 mm | Frequency: 84 GHz to 950 GHz
Website: http://www.almaobservatory.org/
Photograph from ALMA Observatory
News articles:
- ALMA Press Room — Most Distant Object Ever Observed by ALMA Sheds Light on First Stars
- Phys.org: Astronomy & Space — ALMA's ability to see a 'cosmic hole' confirmed
- Space.com — 8 Cool Facts about the ALMA Telescope
- Science Wire: EarthSky — Deciphering the chemistry of the universe with the ALMA telescope
- ALMA Press Room — The two ALMA transporters reach Chile
- Phys.org: Astronomy & Space — Birth of a colossus on wheels
- ALMA Press Room — Europe and US to collaborate on the design and development of a giant radio telescope in Chile
- Additional press releases can be found on the ALMA website.