Llano de Chajnantor
Panoramic shot of Llano de Chajnantor (the Chajnantor Plateau) at 5059 meters elevation in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Visible on the left are several dozen antennas of ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The tall peak in the center of the photo is Cerro Chajnantor, rising to 5639 meters above sea level.
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Four-legged Spider
ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is an astronomical telescope consisting of 66 individual antennas located at 5000 meters altitude on the Chajnantor Plateau in northern Chile. This photo is a close-up of one of the antennas brought down to the basecamp at 2900 meters for maintenance.
During normal operations, millimeter-wave radiation from the deepest reaches of the universe is collected by the primary dish, reflected to the small secondary mirror (the "body" of this four-legged spider) and focused into one of the sensitive instruments in the hole at the center of the primary dish.
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City street in miniature
A city street in the miniature city of Madurodam in the Hague, the Netherlands.
Autumn Chill
Fog surrounds a group of bungalows on a bleak autumn morning.
2010 Giro d'Italia in Leiden, the Netherlands
Passage of the Giro d'Italia through Leiden on the third stage (Amsterdam-Middelburg) of the 2010 edition. Olivier Kaisen (Lotto), Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) and Tom Stamsnijder (Rabobank) lead the pack by a few minutes, but would be caught well before the end of the day.
Bacteria
August 13, 2014 at Pump Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Old Faithful Geyser
August 13, 2014 in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Orange Spring Mound
August 13, 2014 near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.