The ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile has used the combined light of all four of the 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes for the first time. Combining light from the Unit Telescopes in this way makes the VLT the largest optical telescope in existence in terms of collecting area.
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9 février 2018: The 23rd issue of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal is out now!
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Interview with: Markus Wittkowski
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