Auxiliary Telescope hexapod

The Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at Paranal are outfitted with these hexapod mountings that rotate the secondary mirror during "chopping," a technique that improves observational efficacy. This image was obtained in March 2009.

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ID:paranal-at-hexapod
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:3. Dezember 2009 23:19
Größe:3744 x 5127 px

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Name:Very Large Telescope
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