The VISTA secondary mirror arriving at Paranal

The VISTA Secondary Mirror approaching the telescope enclosure (horizon centre) on a flatbed truck on the final stretch of its journey from LZOS in Russia where it was polished. The VLT and VST enclosures are seen on the left horizon.

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VISTA/ESO

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ID:vista-m2-arriving
Typ:Foto
Publiceringsdatum:10 december 2009 23:35
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Namn:Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategori:Paranal
Survey Telescopes

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