Shining NTT
Inaugurated in 1989, ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla Observatory in Chile was a world first in many areas. Developed by ESO, Active Optics was first implemented on this telescope, as was the innovative and efficient shape of the casing.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
| Id: | nik9762p-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 21 October 2016, 12:05 |
| Size: | 9832 x 10821 px |
About the Object
| Name: | New Technology Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | La Silla |
