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VISTA Telescope Structure

VISTA top end ring to support the secondary mirror. This picture was taken during the construction of the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) in March 2007 while the telescope was still missing its primary mirror.

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ESO/H.H.Heyer

About the Image

Id:img_7215
Type:Photographic
Release date:3 December 2009, 23:20
Size:4368 x 2912 px

About the Object

Name:Paranal, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Type:• Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
• X - Survey Telescopes

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