Astronomers Build the Most Advanced Observatory in the World from LEGO​
One of the world’s most sophisticated observatories​ has now been recreated as a
mind-boggling LEGO​®​ model​.
Here are five amazing facts ​about it:
The LEGO ® model replicates the entire VLT platform at a 1:150 scale​ ...
… complete with the four Unit Telescopes, four Auxiliary Telescopes, VST, VISTA and the control building.
The whole model has over 25 000 individual parts​ with a value of roughly 5000 euros​.
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All of the instruments​ used on the real VLT are included in the domes.
The telescopes can rotate…
...the Auxiliary Telescopes move on their tracks…
...and Unit Telescope 4 even has its own laser guide star facility​!
The cherry on the cake is a real working interferometer​ down in the tunnels!
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