M1 Convoy: Almost There
This photograph is one of twelve high-resolution photographic images illustrating the transport of the first VLT 8.2-m Zerodur mirror (M1) to Paranal. Here, the convoy is on the last stretch of road just before the gate at the base camp. The VLT enclosures at the top of Paranal are well visible in the background.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9733j |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 19 December 1997 |
| Related releases: | eso9733 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2175 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Desert, Mirror, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope • X - Paranal |
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