VLT Unit Telescopes observing a comet

Two of the four Unit Telescopes of ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory (front: UT2, center: UT3) observing comet 46P/Wirtanen (the turquoise spot in the sky). The comet was being observed simultaneously with the UVES and ESPRESSO spectographs to decipher its chemical makeup.

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ESO/J. C. Muñoz Mateos

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ID:wirtanen_ut2_ut3
Typ:Foto
Publiceringsdatum:17 juni 2021 10:56
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Namn:Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategori:Paranal

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