Astronomy Picture of the Day: telescopes explore the high-energy universe

The "Astronomy Picture of the Day" from 6 September 2023 features a short film showing gamma astronomy with the H.E.S.S. telescopes in Namibia. Over the last two decades, this observatory has opened a new window on the Universe and discovered a wealth of new sources of very high-energy gamma radiation.

Astronomy Picture of the Day, 06.09.2023: HESS Telescopes Explore the High-Energy Sky

"Astronomy Picture of the Day" is a website of NASA and Michigan Technological University that presents a picture of the universe on a daily basis. The picture is accompanied with an explanation by an astronomer.

Division "Non-Thermal Astrophysics" at MPIK

High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.)

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