Ponder the Atacama Large Millimeter/Sub-millimeter Array ( ALMA ), a ground level array of 66 radio telescopes commanding Chile’s Atacama Desert at an elevation of 16,000 feet. Operational since 2013 with cooperation from the U.S., Europe, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Chile, ALMA is our largest ground based telescope array. Mission – ” to provide insight on star birth during the early universe and detailed imaging of local star and planet formation. ”
http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/home/
Lose yourself in ALMA timelapse –
notestoponder 
Your post are always fascinating!
No mention of the huge sums the Catholic Church donated towards this cause? Tut~!
For the benefit of the unenlightened … yes, that was indeed cynicism — Argus