New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025
ITHACA, New York, March 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak
After a six-week ocean voyage, a week spent outside Chile's Port of Angamos waiting to offload, and another week trekking through the mountains, the first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has arrived at its final home: the Cerro Chajnantor mountaintop, more than 18,000 feet above sea level.
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New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak
After a six-week ocean voyage, a week spent outside Chile's Port of Angamos waiting to offload, and another week trekking through the mountains, the first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has arrived at its final home: the Cerro Chajnantor mountaintop, more than 18,000 feet above sea level.