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Monday, May 09, 2022
Major progress made in construction of FYST

An enormous hole 22 meters in diameter has been dug near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in Chile’s Atacama Desert, at an elevation of 18,400 feet. The hole stands ready for the cement foundation on which the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST, pronounced “feest”) will one day rest. The foundation, which was designed in Chile, began construction in the fall of 2021 and is scheduled to be installed at the summit from May to June.

 

See https://as.cornell.edu/news/major-progress-made-construction-fred-young-submillimeter-telescope for more information.