Paranal cleanroom
This image shows the Paranal cleanroom. The instrument scientists are assembling an Annular Groove Phase Mask (AGPM) which, when installed in a camera, enables high-contrast imaging at very small inner working angles, potentially opening up new possibilities in high-resolution imaging. The part will be installed at the Paranal site onto the near-infrared camera and spectrograph 'CONICA', part of NACO — the VLT’s adaptive optics workhorse instrument. To learn more about this instrument read the article in issue 152 of the messenger.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | mawet_fig3a_4 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 25 July 2013, 13:46 |
Size: | 4558 x 3118 px |
About the Object
Name: | NACO |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument Unspecified : People |
Category: | Paranal People and Events |