Saturday, April 14, 2012

Keck Observatory Fires Up MOSFIRE

Keck Observatory Fires Up MOSFIRE:

The MOSFIRE instrument's "first light" image (unprocessed) of The Antennae galaxies, acquired on April 4 2012. (W. M. Keck Observatory)
Last week, on April 4, 2012, the W.M. Keck Observatory’s brand-new MOSFIRE instrument opened its infrared-sensing eyes to the Universe for the first time, capturing the image above of a pair of interacting galaxies known as The Antennae. Once fully commissioned and scientific observations begin, MOSFIRE will greatly enhance the imaging abilities of “the world’s most productive ground-based observatory.”


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