VLT family portrait

The entire family of Auxiliary Telescopes (AT) and Unit Telescopes (UT) that comprise ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) are captured in this panorama, taken at sunset. The VLT is the foremost ground-based optical astronomical observatory in the world and is located at ESO's Paranal Observatory in northern Chile.

Credit:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

About the Image

Id:img_2159
Type:Photographic
Release date:15 October 2015, 16:26
Size:17703 x 3483 px

About the Object

Name:Auxiliary Telescopes, Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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