VLT KUEYEN

Wide-angle photo of the second 8.2-m VLT Unit Telescope, KUEYEN, obtained on March 10, 1999, with the main mirror and its cell in place at the bottom of the telescope structure. The Test Camera with which the astronomical images above were made, is positioned at the Cassegrain focus, inside this mirror cell. The Paranal Inauguration on March 5, 1999, took place under this telescope that was tilted towards the horizon to accommodate nearly 300 persons on the observing floor.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso9923e
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:7. April 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9923
Größe:3000 x 2996 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:Paranal

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