The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory sits at about 18,500 feet on top of Mount Chajnantor, where it will study the birth of galaxies starting in 2025.
The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory officially opened on Tuesday after 26 years of planning and construction. Sitting 18,500 feet high on Mount Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert in Chile, the 6.5-meter optical-infrared TAO telescope is now the highest in the world. TAO replaces a smaller version of itself called MiniTAO, which held the highest telescope distinction before it.
The University of Tokyo writes that such terrestrial observatories are capable of taking higher-resolution shots of space, thanks to their larger apertures, than their space-based counterparts. The telescope will be used to learn about “the birth of galaxies and the origin of planets” starting in 2025, according to the University of Tokyo’s announcement.
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