New telescope to set sail for monthlong journey to Chile
January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 22 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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New telescope to set sail for monthlong journey to Chile
The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) will be loaded onto a transatlantic shipping vessel in Antwerp, Belgium, at the end of January for a month-long voyage by sea to its home: Chile, just below the summit of Cerro Chajnantor where, at 18,400 feet, it will be the second-highest telescope in the world.
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New telescope to set sail for monthlong journey to Chile
The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) will be loaded onto a transatlantic shipping vessel in Antwerp, Belgium, at the end of January for a month-long voyage by sea to its home: Chile, just below the summit of Cerro Chajnantor where, at 18,400 feet, it will be the second-highest telescope in the world.