Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will be mounted on the 4-Meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. It will collect spectra from 30 million galaxies and quasars to make the biggest 3-D map of the universe ever.

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R. Lafever and J. Moustakas for the DESI Collaboration, background image by Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey.

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