SOFI at the NTT

SOFI is the infrared spectrograph and imaging camera on the New Technology Telescope, at La Silla Observatory. It looks like a piece of kitchenware, but this is because the optical system and detector are cooled to around -200°C by means of the closed cycle cooler attached to the enclosing vacuum vessel. A co-rotator system feeds electrical cables plus gas and fluid hoses to the instrument and rotates with it as the telescope tracks objects on the sky.

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ESO/A.Santerne

Über das Bild

ID:santerne-sofi
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:7. Juni 2013 16:41
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Über das Objekt

Name:La Silla, New Technology Telescope, SOFI
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Kategorie:La Silla

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