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Mirror of Gamma rays telescope HESS

author: Sebastian Voltmer/Novapix

reference: o-hes01-00006

Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 38 cm

Mirrors of Gamma rays telescope HESS waiting to be mounted.
High Energy Stereoscopic System or HESS is a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays. It is located in Namibia, near Gamsberg.

Keywords for this photo:

2003 - ASTRONOMY - CERENKOV - CHERENKOV - GAMMA - GAMMA RAY - HESS - MIRROR - NAMIBIA - OBSERVATORY - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - TELESCOPE -