Close-up to the VISTA camera

Close-up to the VISTA telescope's camera. Vista has a main mirror that is 4.1 metres across, being by far the largest telescope in the world dedicated to surveying the sky at near-infrared wavelengths.

Credit:

ESO/V. Castelo

About the Image

Id:castelo-paranal-3
Type:Photographic
Release date:26 April 2013, 18:53
Size:4288 x 2848 px

About the Object

Name:Paranal, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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