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.

Herkunftsnachweis:

Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO

Über das Bild

ID:beletsky_lasilla_18
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:10. November 2014 10:03
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Über das Objekt

Name:ESO 3.6-metre telescope, La Silla, Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:La Silla

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