The TRAPPIST–South telescope at La Silla

Image of the TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South (TRAPPIST–South), at a snowy La Silla Observatory, in Chile. TRAPPIST is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.

This photo was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Alexandre Santerne.

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ESO/A. Santerne

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Identificador:santer-snow-trappist
Tipo:Fotográfico
Fecha de publicación:11 de Junio de 2013 a las 10:44
Tamaño:2920 x 4386 px

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Nombre:La Silla, TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categoría:La Silla

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