First North American Antenna Enables the ALMA Observatory to Do Its Thing- All Images

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News Release 09-021

First North American Antenna Enables the ALMA Observatory to Do Its Thing

ALMA is on its way to developing observational capabilities with resolution 10 times that of the current state of the art

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Photo of the first North American 12-meter antenna formally accepted by the ALMA Observatory.

The first North American 12-meter antenna formally accepted by the ALMA Observatory, seen at the observatory's Operations Support Facility.

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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