The VST from above

Wide-angle view of the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) taken from the top of its enclosure. The structure of the telescope is ready to receive its "eye", a 2.6-metre-diameter mirror. The VST will be equipped with a 256-megapixel camera, OmegaCam, with a field of view four times the area of the full Moon. Together with the VISTA infrared survey telescope, located on a peak near Cerro Paranal, the VST will produce far more data every night than all the other instruments of the VLT combined — a total of more than 100 terabytes of data per year.

Crédit:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)

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Identification:vlt-jfs_7509
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:15 octobre 2010 18:55
Taille:4096 x 2726 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:VLT Survey Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Catégorie:Survey Telescopes

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