SOFI at the NTT
SOFI is the infrared spectrograph and imaging camera on the New Technology Telescope, at La Silla Observatory. It looks like a piece of kitchenware, but this is because the optical system and detector are cooled to around -200°C by means of the closed cycle cooler attached to the enclosing vacuum vessel. A co-rotator system feeds electrical cables plus gas and fluid hoses to the instrument and rotates with it as the telescope tracks objects on the sky.
Credit:ESO/A.Santerne
Over de afbeelding
Id: | santerne-sofi |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 7 juni 2013 16:41 |
Grootte: | 3456 x 2304 px |
Over het object
Naam: | La Silla, New Technology Telescope, SOFI |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Categorie: | La Silla |