Shooting at the sky

A Unit Telescope of the VLT is shooting its laser in the night sky to create an artificial star, which helps correcting the turbulences in the atmosphere that degrade the quality of astronomical images.

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G. Brammer/ESO

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Id:brammer14-11-cc
Type:Foto
Udgivelsesdato:24. september 2014 10:12
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Navn:Laser Guide Star, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Kategori:Paranal

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