SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: DESI Points 5,000 Robotic 'Eyes' at the Sky to Explore Dark Energy
October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
MENLO PARK, California, Oct. 28 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light of 35 million galaxies.
A new instrument mounted on a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic "eyes" at the night sky on Oct. 22 to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.< . . .
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light of 35 million galaxies.
A new instrument mounted on a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic "eyes" at the night sky on Oct. 22 to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.< . . .