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VLA Radiotelescopes

Description: The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope in Socorro, New Mexico An astronomical interferometer is an array of telescopes or mirror segments acting together to probe structures with higher resolution by means of interferometry. The benefit of the interferometer is that the angular resolution of the instrument is nearly that of a telescope with the same aperture as a single large instrument encompassing all of the individual photon-collecting sub-components. Astronomical interferometers can produce higher-resolution astronomical images than any other type of telescope. At radio wavelengths image resolutions of a few micro-arcseconds have been obtained, and image resolutions of a fractional milliarcsecond have been achieved at visible and infrared wavelengths. Composite Image.

Credit:

Phil Degginger/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2731990

Legacy Identifier: JE2247

Type: Image

Size: 6648px × 3717px (~70 MB)

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