A VLT Auxiliary Telescope watches the Milky Way

Thanks to the exceptional quality of the sky at Cerro Paranal, a magnificent Milky Way is captured over one of the VLT Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at Cerro Paranal in Chile. The VLT has four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes (UTs), plus four 1.8-metre ATs, one of which is seen in this photograph. The ATs are dedicated to interferometry, a technique which allows astronomers to see details up to 25 times finer than with the individual telescopes. The ATs can be moved across the platform over rails to 30 different positions.

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Dave Jones/ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:dave-jones-19
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:1 août 2013 17:44
Taille:3057 x 4616 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Cerro Paranal, Milky Way, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way
Catégorie:Paranal
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