First DESI Spectrograph Delivered to Kitt Peak Telescope
Light from a flashlight is dispersed into a spectrum by one of the spectrographs that will be integrated into the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at the 4-m Mayall telescope. Designed to acquire spectra of 5000 astronomical objects simultaneously, DESI will be equipped with ten three-armed spectrographs. DESI will explore the mysterious physics of dark energy, which is believed to accelerate the expansion of the Universe.
Credit:Pat Jelinsky/LBNL
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Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | July 23, 2018 |
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Size: | 1500 x 1000 px |
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