Testing the VLT power generators

This photograph shows one of the three generating sets that will constitute the electric power station of the ESO Paranal Observatory of the Very Large Telescope Observatory (VLT). The image was taken on March 18, 1997, when it was undergoing technical acceptance tests on the premises of the manufacturer SDMO located in Brest, France.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9707c
Type:Photographic
Release date:20 March 1997
Related releases:eso9707
Size:2997 x 2601 px

About the Object

Name:Paranal, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : People : Scientist
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Category:Paranal
People and Events
Premises

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