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Nature 439, 526-528 (2 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/439526a; Published online 1 February 2006
Radio astronomy: High and dry
Jeff Kanipe1
- Jeff Kanipe is a writer based in Maryland.
Abstract
Two decades after plans were set in motion for the world's most powerful ground-based telescope, astronomers are bracing themselves for a downgrade to curb escalating costs. Jeff Kanipe reports.
The view from the sprawling Llano de Chajnantor plateau perched in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile is spectacular all year round. The plateau lies some 5,000 metres above sea level, with the skies above forming a deep blue backdrop to the tawny, windswept desert floor and the distant badlands of low hills and volcanoes.
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