Auxiliary Telescopes at the VLT
This is a close view on one of the Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at the VLT. The size of the mirror of the AT is 1.8m. Another AT is visible in the back. Both the ATs the larger 8.2m unit telescopes (UTs) can be combined for interferometric observations. This picture was obtained in March 2009.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso-ats-mar2009-0333 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:18 |
| Size: | 3744 x 5616 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal |
