A VLT Auxiliary Telescope watches the Milky Way

Thanks to the exceptional quality of the sky at Cerro Paranal, a magnificent Milky Way is captured over one of the VLT Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at Cerro Paranal in Chile. The VLT has four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes (UTs), plus four 1.8-metre ATs, one of which is seen in this photograph. The ATs are dedicated to interferometry, a technique which allows astronomers to see details up to 25 times finer than with the individual telescopes. The ATs can be moved across the platform over rails to 30 different positions.

Źródło:

Dave Jones/ESO

O zdjęciu

Identyfikator:dave-jones-19
Typ:Fotograficzny
Data publikacji:1 sierpnia 2013 17:44
Rozmiar:3057 x 4616 px

O obiekcie

Nazwa:Cerro Paranal, Milky Way, Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way
Kategoria:Paranal
Stars

Formaty zdjęć

Pełen rozmiar
22,4 MB
Wielki JPEG
4,1 MB
JPEG do druku
4,6 MB

Powiększenie


Tapety

1024x768
311,8 KB
1280x1024
496,8 KB
1600x1200
726,9 KB
1920x1200
892,0 KB
2048x1536
1,2 MB