A new pair of lenses for the Mayall
To be deployed as part of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument project, the lenses, which weigh a quarter ton, will help us see the effect of dark energy on the expansion history of the universe.
Credit:P. Marenfeld & NOAO/AURA/NSF; Inset: Tim Miller, LBL
About the Image
| Id: | noaoann16006a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | March 23, 2016 |
| Related announcements: | noaoann16006 |
| Size: | 1500 x 1000 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Kitt Peak National Observatory |
