<p>The sun’s rays graze the very top of the <a href="http://www.apex-telescope.org/">Atacama Pathfinder Experiment</a> (APEX) telescope, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The 12-meter telescope images very cold gas and dust in the Milky Way and other galaxies.</p>
Lens Flare
The sun’s rays graze the very top of the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The 12-meter telescope images very cold gas and dust in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
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