VLT Unit Telescope 2

VLT Unit Telescope 2 (UT2) in its enclosure during integration. In the foreground is one of the Nasmyth Adaptor-Rotators through which the precious light of celestial objects collected by the telescope reaches the astronomical instruments on the adjacent Nasmyth platform. At the time this photo was taken, the cell that carries the 8.2-m Zerodur mirror was about to be mounted. "First light" to be expected in March 1999.

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Identification:eso9902g
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:14 janvier 1999
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9902
Taille:3000 x 3209 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Catégorie:Paranal

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