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Delivery of the VLT Schott mirror, 1993
The first test run for the manufacture of mirror blanks in the 8-metre class was successfully performed at the Schott Glaswerke (Mainz, Germany) in early 1991. Completely new manufacturing techniques had to be developed in order to produce blanks of this size, a process never attempted before.
This mirror is now in use in the VLT.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | 93-schott-mirror-deliv |
| Type: | Photographique |
| Date de publication: | 21 février 2013 11:13 |
| Taille: | 2500 x 2380 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Mirror |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Catégorie: | Paranal |
