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Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas photos captured by TAO

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 by Richard Harris

The University of Tokyo's Atacama Observatory (TAO) hit an exciting milestone on September 30, 2024, by capturing images of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (C/2023 A3) from their summit facility. Perched at an incredible altitude of 5,640 meters on Cerro Chajnantor in Chile, the observatory had a fantas...

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Worlds highest telescope TAO looks up for the first time

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 by Richard Harris

Japan recently inaugurated the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), situated atop Cerro Chajnantor in northern Chile's Atacama desert at an elevation of 18,504 feet (5,640 meters). Achieving its "first light" this week, TAO is a 6.5-meter aperture telescope funded in part by ...

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