Northern Extended Millimeter Array
The Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) is one of the largest astronomical facilities on European ground and the most powerful radio telescope in the Northern Hemisphere operating at millimeter wavelengths. It consists of a large array of twelve 15-meter antennas that can spread over distances of up to 1.7 kilometers, working together as a single telescope.
NOEMA Observatory | |
| Alternative names | NOEMA |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Plateau de Bure, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Metropolitan France, France |
| Coordinates | 44°38′02″N 5°54′29″E |
| Organization | Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique |
| Altitude | 2,552 m (8,373 ft) |
| Telescope style | radio interferometer |
| Replaced | Plateau de Bure Interferometer |
| Website | iram-institute |
Location of Northern Extended Millimeter Array | |
NOEMA is the successor of the Plateau de Bure Interferometer and is run by the international research institute IRAM (Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique).
The observatory operates at over 2500 meters above sea level on one of the most extended European high altitude sites, the Plateau de Bure in the French Alps. Together with IRAM's second observatory, the IRAM 30-meter telescope, it is part of the global Event Horizon Telescope array.