VLT Unit and Auxiliary Telescope at Paranal

A Unit Telescope of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO's Cerro Paranal observing site, with an Auxiliary Telescope in front of it. The VLT is the world’s most advanced optical instrument, consisting of four Unit Telescopes with main mirrors 8.2-m in diameter and four movable 1.8-m diameter Auxiliary Telescopes. The telescopes can work together, in groups of two or three, to form a giant interferometer, allowing astronomers to see details up to 25 times finer than with the individual telescopes. Located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, Paranal is over 2600 metres above sea level, providing incredibly dry, dark viewing conditions.

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Iztok Boncina/ESO

O snímku

Id:ib-paranal07
Typ:Fotografický
Datum zveřejnění:6. dubna 2010 16:09
Velikost:3888 x 2592 px

O objektu

Jméno:Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:Paranal

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