Mirror maintenance at Paranal

The image peers inside the Mirror Maintenance Building at ESO's Paranal Observatory. The gigantic 8.2-metre mirrors of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) occasionally need cleaning and recoating to keep them in pristine condition. The circular machine seen here performs this delicate task.

Herkunftsnachweis:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

Über das Bild

ID:img_3496
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:20. Oktober 2015 17:04
Größe:6293 x 3330 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Mirror, Paranal, Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Kategorie:Paranal

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