Category:Atacama Pathfinder Experiment

**Atacama Pathfinder Experiment**
	radio telescope The APEX telescope
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Instance of	radio telescope;
Part of	Llano de Chajnantor Observatory; Event Horizon Telescope;
Location	Atacama Desert
Operator	European Southern Observatory; Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy; Onsala Space Observatory;
Service entry	2004;
Diameter	12 m;
Wavelength	0.2 mm; 1.5 mm;
Elevation above sea level	5,064 m;
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	23° 00′ 21″ S, 67° 45′ 33″ W
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English: The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) is a radio telescope located at 5,100 meters above sea level, at the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Atacama desert, in northern Chile, 50 kilometers to the east of San Pedro de Atacama. The main dish has a diameter of 12 meters and consists of 264 aluminium panels with an average surface accuracy of 17 micrometres (r.m.s.). The telescope was officially inaugurated on September 25, 2005.

Media in category "Atacama Pathfinder Experiment"

The following 32 files are in this category, out of 32 total.

All alone in the desert (potw2326a).jpg 3,840 × 2,160; 2.15 MB
All alone in the desert (potw2326a).tiff 3,840 × 2,160; 47.5 MB
Alma 021.jpg 2,272 × 1,704; 776 KB
An APEX view of star formation in the Orion Nebula (wallpaper).jpg 1,920 × 1,200; 1.35 MB
APEX 12m Telescope.jpg 5,488 × 3,662; 4.15 MB
APEX and snowy Chajnantor.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.23 MB
APEX Antenna.jpg 5,547 × 3,683; 3.79 MB
APEX at Chajnantor.jpg 4,368 × 2,912; 3.79 MB
APEX Chajnantor–Sequitor way.webm 3 min 46 s, 1,920 × 1,080; 201.24 MB
APEX Stands Sentry on Chajnantor.jpg 8,500 × 4,198; 7.77 MB
APEX view of star formation and cosmic clouds in the Orion Nebula.jpg 9,715 × 10,444; 103.28 MB
APEX's Icy Companions.jpg 6,124 × 4,096; 5.57 MB
ATLASGAL survey 2016 3L - APEX.jpg 4,000 × 1,578; 2.02 MB
Black Hole Outflows From Centaurus A.jpg 2,669 × 2,702; 4.41 MB
Central region of the Milky Way.jpg 3,000 × 3,000; 2.03 MB
Gordon-gillet 5.jpg 3,504 × 2,336; 552 KB
LABOCA instrument - APEX.jpg 4,368 × 2,912; 2.96 MB
New APEX instrument for finding water in the Universe New APEX instrument for finding water in the Universe.jpg 4,064 × 2,848; 4.18 MB
Phot-24a-06.jpg 4,000 × 2,646; 2.66 MB
Place to Unveil the Mysteries of the Cold Universe.jpg 19,056 × 3,359; 29.46 MB
SEPIA instrument - APEX.jpg 3,280 × 4,928; 4.81 MB
SEPIA instrument drawing - APEX.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 4.9 MB
Solargraph APEX.tif 1,986 × 1,064; 4.19 MB
Starry night on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes.jpg 3,606 × 4,786; 3.42 MB
The APEX telescope and visitors on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary (24435670903).jpg 1,280 × 978; 281 KB
The southern plane of the Milky Way from the ATLASGAL survey.jpg 4,746 × 1,053; 2.79 MB
The Stars Streak Overhead.jpg 4,000 × 2,572; 6.24 MB
The Vicuña and the Antenna.jpg 3,456 × 5,184; 4.94 MB
Up close with APEX (dsc-8747-duran).jpg 3,215 × 4,830; 2.69 MB
Up close with APEX (dsc-8747-duran).tif 3,215 × 4,830; 88.89 MB
Wallpaper of APEX's Icy Companions.jpg 1,920 × 1,200; 758 KB
Wings for Science Fly Over APEX (16017946380).jpg 1,280 × 853; 227 KB