VISTA camera and mirror

The 4.1 metre mirror of the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, VISTA, on Paranal. The entrance lens of the giant infrared camera is visible at the centre, under the structure that supports the secondary mirror.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:l1002203
Type:Photographic
Release date:26 April 2013, 14:28
Size:3468 x 5212 px

About the Object

Name:VIRCAM, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal
Survey Telescopes

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