The VLT's Laser Guide Star and star trails
Below the trails left by the stars in a dark and clear night, a laser beam shoots out of Yepun, the fourth Unit Telescope of Europe’s flagship observatory, ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This beam is used to create an artificial star above Paranal to assist the adaptive optics instruments on the VLT.
Adaptive optics is a technique that allows astronomers to overcome the blurring effect of the atmosphere and obtain images almost as sharp as would be possible if the whole telescope were placed in space, above Earth's atmosphere.
Herkunftsnachweis:Dave Jones/ESO
Über das Bild
ID: | dave-jones-10 |
Typ: | Fotografisch |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 1. August 2013 17:05 |
Größe: | 3264 x 4928 px |
Über das Objekt
Name: | Cerro Paranal, Laser Guide Star, Milky Way, Star Trails, Very Large Telescope |
Typ: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way Milky Way Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail : Star Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Kategorie: | Paranal Stars |