The silent SEST

This is the Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) which was decommissioned in 2003. Its 15-metre diameter dish is silently towering over the La Silla landscape. In the background you can see the ESO 3.6-metre telescope, which has been in operation since 1987.

Kilde:

Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO

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Id:beletsky_lasilla_18
Type:Foto
Udgivelsesdato:10. november 2014 10:03
Størrelse:5000 x 3333 px

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Navn:ESO 3.6-metre telescope, La Silla, Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategori:La Silla

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