A lone giant
The ESO 3.6-metre telescope stands alone on its hill at the La Silla Observatory. The telescope, which started operation in 1977, hosts HARPS, the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, the world's foremost exoplanet hunter.
Credit:Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | beletsky_lasilla_03 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 7 November 2014, 16:44 |
| Size: | 3768 x 2344 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 3.6-metre telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | La Silla |
