Yepun and the Laser Guide Star

The beam of the Laser Guide Star system, on the ESO Very Large Telescope's Unit Telescope 4 (named Yepun), shoots into the night on Cerro Paranal.

Credit:

Dave Jones/ESO

About the Image

Id:dave-jones-8
Type:Photographic
Release date:1 August 2013, 17:12
Size:2971 x 4485 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal, Laser Guide Star, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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