Very Large Telescope at sunset

This stunning wide angle image shows ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) as the sun sets over the site at Paranal in Chile's Atacama Desert.

Visible here are the four Unit Telescopes with mirrors 8.2 metres in diameter and the four moveable 1.8-metre diameter Auxiliary Telescopes.

Herkunftsnachweis:

John Colosimo (colosimophotography.com)/ESO

Über das Bild

ID:colosimo-130703-001
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:30. Juli 2013 10:33
Größe:7943 x 3029 px

Über das Objekt

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

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