Mirror maintenance at Paranal

The image peers inside the Mirror Maintenance Building at ESO's Paranal Observatory. The gigantic 8.2-metre mirrors of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) occasionally need cleaning and recoating to keep them in pristine condition. The circular machine seen here performs this delicate task.

Credit:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

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Id:img_3496
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:20 oktober 2015 17:04
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Naam:Mirror, Paranal, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Categorie:Paranal

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