Submillimeter Array — Local services in Hawaii

The SMA is a type of multiple-antenna observatory known as an interferometer, in this case consisting of eight radio dishes, each 6 meters in diameter. The eight antennas observe the same astronomical object simultaneously. Combining the light measured by all the dishes produces an interference pattern, which results in a sharper image than could be made by any of the individual antennae. You can't really visit or talk to any of the scientists that operate it, but it's still awesome to see it and...

An opportunity of a life time that I COULDN'T pas up on. Mahalo to Mary Beth and Grant for taking the out of their weekend schedule and spent it with our students...

次毫米波陣列望遠鏡（Sub-Millimeter Array，簡稱SMA）位於美國夏威夷毛納基山天文台，是由美國夏威夷大島上的史密松天体物理台與中華民國（台灣）的中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所合作興建。首先由史密松天文台所建造的六座次毫米波陣列望遠鏡先行測試運轉，其後由台灣負責製造的兩座次毫米波陣列望遠鏡（Sub-Millimeter ARray of Taiwan,...