How can we see stars as they first come into being? This month, we're looking at ALMA - the Atacama Large Millimetre Array - possibly the most complicated telescope to date, that promises to peer into star forming regions. Plus, we chat to some of the winners of the 2012 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, and find out what it takes to start taking pictures of the heavens.
In this episode
![ALMA prototype-antennas at the ALMA test facility. ALMA prototype-antennas at the ALMA test facility.](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/media/1024px-ALMA_Prototype-Antennas_at_the_ALMA_Test_Facility.jpg?itok=8sWy57X3)
The Atacama Large Millimetre Array
with John Richer, Cambridge University
![Radio antennas of the ITS (Initial Test Station) radio telescope in Exloo, Netherlands Radio antennas of the ITS (Initial Test Station) radio telescope in Exloo, Netherlands. ITS is a prototype station for the LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) radio telescope.](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/media/LOFAR__ITS_Test_Station.png?itok=TmE9UCM7)
Building Better Detectors
with Sarah Thompson, Cambridge University
![Fixed tripod mounted camera star trails - astrophotography Fixed tripod mounted camera star trails - astrophotography](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/media/Star_trails.jpg?itok=UqMarvhp)
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012
with Marek Kukula & Olivia Johnson, Royal Observatory; Peter Lawrence, Sky at Night; Chris Warren & Thomas Read, Category winners.
![Comet McNaught Comet P1 McNaught, taken from Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia at approx 10:10 pm.](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/media/Comet_P1_McNaught02_-_23-01-07.jpg?itok=BcUGvn-e)
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