The VLT interferometer
This image shows staff working on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). The VLTI is a complex optical instrument which combines the light coming from several Unit Telescopes or Auxiliary Telescopes, allowing for more precise observations than are possible using a single telescope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | pif663_1-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 2 August 2000, 12:04 |
Size: | 1280 x 960 px |
About the Object
Name: | Very Large Telescope Interferometer |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility |
Category: | Paranal |