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Shooting star
The four lasers shoot into the sky from Unit Telescope 4 of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in this photo. These lasers create an artificial guide star for the telescope's adaptive optics system.The system allows for the telescope acquire the sharpest images possible. Other ESO telescopes are poised to observe on the right side of the image.
Credit:ESO/Gregory Lambert
Over de afbeelding
Id: | vlt-laser-cc2 |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 1 september 2017 11:33 |
Grootte: | 6000 x 4000 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Categorie: | Paranal |
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