{"id":312762,"date":"2024-10-09T19:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=312762"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:19:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:49:53","slug":"major-atmospheric-cherenkov-experiment-mace-observatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/major-atmospheric-cherenkov-experiment-mace-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> This post on <strong>Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory<\/strong> has been created based on the article <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2063169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;DAE Inaugurates MACE, Asia\u2019s Largest and World\u2019s Highest Imaging Cherenkov Observatory, at Hanle, Ladakh&#8221;<\/a> published in PIB on 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0October 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why in news?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission inaugurated the MACE Observatory at Hanle, Ladakh.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/9C2VJ.jpg?resize=610%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory \" width=\"610\" height=\"357\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. Location:<\/strong> It is located at Hanle, Ladakh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2. Significance of MACE:<\/strong> The observatory features the largest imaging Cherenkov telescope in Asia, located at an altitude of approximately 4,300 meters, making it the highest observatory of its kind globally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3. Indigenous Development:<\/strong> Built indigenously by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) with support from Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and other Indian industry partners, MACE represents a major achievement in Indian scientific and engineering capabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4. Purpose:<\/strong> To advance cosmic-ray research and observe high-energy gamma rays, aiding the understanding of universe phenomena like supernovae, black holes, and gamma-ray bursts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5. Inspiration for Future Generations:<\/strong> The MACE Observatory aims to inspire future generations of Indian scientists by fostering advancements in cosmic-ray research, multimessenger astronomy, and international scientific collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: This post on Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory has been created based on the article &#8220;DAE Inaugurates MACE, Asia\u2019s Largest and World\u2019s Highest Imaging Cherenkov Observatory, at Hanle, Ladakh&#8221; published in PIB on 9th\u00a0October 2024. Why in news? Recently, Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/major-atmospheric-cherenkov-experiment-mace-observatory\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-312762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}