Observatory at Ridge A (IMAGE)

University of New South Wales

Observatory at Ridge A

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A UNSW-led team has used a telescope in Antarctica to identify a giant gas cloud in our galaxy which appears to be in an early stage of formation. Image is of the PLATO-R observatory at Ridge A. The HEAT telescope is the black object on stilts at left, the instrument module is the yellow box and the solar panel array is on the right.

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Image: Geoff Sims

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