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Preparations for VLT UT1 first light
Final preparations being carried out in the week before the VLT UT1 First Light. Following successful optical alignment tests, the 8.2-m primary mirror was removed from the first Unit Telescope (UT1). This image shows preparations to move it into the Mirror Maintenance Building (MMB) to be coated with a thin, highly reflective aluminium layer. The cell with the 8.2-m mirror has been detached from the lower part of the telescope tube. (Photo obtained on May 17, 1998).
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso9818a |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 19 mei 1998 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso9818 |
Grootte: | 1024 x 768 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Mirror, Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categorie: | Paranal |