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Laser guided stars and the Milky Way
Here we can see a laser guide star as an orange beam, forming an artificial star created for use in astronomical adaptive optics imaging. The Milky Way creates another path in the sky, just above the VLT UTs
Credit:ESO/C. Malin
Over de afbeelding
Id: | malin_7697 |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 11 april 2013 11:49 |
Grootte: | 4256 x 2832 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Laser Guide Star, Milky Way, Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categorie: | Paranal |
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