Old friends at La Silla
This reflective image features the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope, which is remotely controlled by Yale's Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics to search for Pluto-sized dwarf planets and supernovae, and the Differential Motion Monitor (DIMM), which measures seeing conditions.
Credit:L. Zychova/ESO
About the Image
Id: | img-6961-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 24 February 2017, 15:46 |
Size: | 5472 x 3648 px |
About the Object
Name: | ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | La Silla |
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