A lonely Auxiliary Telescope

Almost lost stands this Auxiliary Telescope in the Atacama Desert, atop the Paranal Mountain. However, it is not alone at all. Three additional telescopes of the same size are close by and they all can work together to create the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI).

Credit:

G. Brammer/ESO

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Id:brammer14-2-cc
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:24 september 2014 10:07
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Naam:Auxiliary Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categorie:Paranal

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