The cool glow of star formation: First light of powerful new camera on APEX
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
A new instrument called ArTeMiS has been successfully installed on APEX—the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment. APEX is a 12-metre diameter telescope located high in the Atacama Desert, which operates at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths—between infrared light and radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum—providing a valuable tool for astronomers to peer further into the Universe. The new camera has already delivered a spectacularly detailed view of the Cat's Paw Nebula.