Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Photo taken at dusk on March 15, 2013, shows some of the Alma telescope antennas set up on the Atacama Plateau, Chile, against the backdrop of the Licancabur volcano on the border with Bolivia. The telescope was built at an altitude of around 5,000 meters on the Atacama Plateau to explore cosmic mysteries.

Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Researchers and other people concerned pose for photos in front of one of the dish antennas of the Alma telescope, during an opening ceremony on March 13, 2013. The telescope was built at an altitude of around 5,000 meters on the Atacama Plateau in Chile to explore cosmic mysteries.

Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Shinya Komugi (L), a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, talks with colleagues on March 12, 2013, in an operation center located at an altitude of 2,900 meters, where they remotely control the antennas of the Alma telescope. The telescope was built at an altitude of around 5,000 meters on the Atacama Plateau in Chile to explore cosmic mysteries.

Alma telescope inaugurated

Alma telescope inaugurated

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (C) attends the ceremony on March 13, 2013 marking the inauguration of the state-of-the-art Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau 5,000 meters above sea level in northern Chile.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Photo shows the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma radio telescope

Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Reporters are shown the parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013, ahead of the inauguration of the telescope the next day. The facility can capture radio waves from outer space with 66 antennas working in synchrony.

Alma telescope antennas in Chile

Alma telescope antennas in Chile

Photo taken in November 2017 shows some of the Alma telescope antennas set up on the Atacama Plateau, Chile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo