CO2 cleaning of mirrors at the VLT

Optical engineer Jaime González uses CO2 to dry clean the delicate mirrors of M1 in ESO's VLT UT2.

Credit:

ESO/Max Alexander

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Id:max_a456104s
Type:Photographic
Release date:9 April 2013, 11:14
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Name:Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : People
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal

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