OmegaCAM, the monster camera of the VLT Survey Telescope
The OmegaCAM camera lies at the heart of the VST. It is built around 32 CCD detectors that together create 268-megapixel images. The camera contains extra CCDs to control the guiding and active optics systems as well as many huge colour filters. OmegaCAM was designed and built by a consortium including institutes in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy with major contributions from ESO. This picture shows the core detector system component of OmegaCAM.
Crediti:ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM/O. Iwert
A proposito dell'immagine
Identificazione: | eso1119d |
Tipo: | Fotografico |
Data di pubblicazione: | Mercoledì 08 Giugno 2011 12:00 |
Notizie relative: | eso1119 |
Dimensione: | 1020 x 1360 px |
A proposito delll'oggetto
Nome: | OmegaCAM |
Tipo: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Categoria: | Survey Telescopes |