New APEX instrument for finding water in the Universe

A new instrument attached to the 12-metre Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope at 5000 metres above sea level in the Chilean Andes is opening up a previously unexplored window on the Universe. The Swedish–ESO PI receiver for APEX (SEPIA) will detect the faint signals from water and other molecules within the Milky Way, other nearby galaxies and the early Universe.

This picture shows the SEPIA instrument after installation.

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ESO/Carlos Duran

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Identification:eso1543b
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:4 novembre 2015 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1543
Taille:3280 x 4928 px

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Nom:SEPIA
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Unspecified : Technology
Catégorie:APEX

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