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Paranal VST hexapod
A hexapod structure in the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal. This hexapod helps rotate the secondary mirror in a technique known as "chopping" that improves observational efficacy. The VST is a state-of-the-art 2.6 m telescope equipped with OmegaCAM, a monster 268 megapixel CCD camera with a field of view four times the area of the full Moon. This image was obtained in March 2009.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | paranal-vst-hexapod |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 3 december 2009 23:19 |
Grootte: | 3340 x 5009 px |
Over het object
Naam: | VLT Survey Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categorie: | Paranal Survey Telescopes |
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