A Unit Telescope and an Auxiliary Telescope in UHD
This image shows part of the Very Large Telescope array (VLT), a Unit Telescope on the right and an Auxiliary Telescope on the left. The Paranal Observatory hosts four Unit Telescopes that have main mirrors with a diameter of 8.2 metres. Four 1.8-meter Auxiliary Telescopes can be connected to form the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). The Auxiliary Telescopes can be moved around the VLT platform and are self-contained.
Credit:ESO/Y. Beletsky
About the Image
| Id: | uhd_beletsky_par_26 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 20 October 2014, 10:43 |
| Size: | 5184 x 3360 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Auxiliary Telescopes, VLT Unit Telescopes |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal |
