The VLT points up into the Milky Way
A 360º panorama of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The bright yellow lines pointing up into the Milky Way are the lasers used by the telescope's adaptive optics system, which compensates for the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere.
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Credit:M. Cabral/ESO
About the Image
Id: | ESO_Paranal_360_Marcio_Cabral_Chile_10-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 19 July 2019, 12:18 |
Size: | 25786 x 12893 px |
Field of View: | 360° x 180° |
About the Object
Name: | Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | 360 Panorama Paranal |
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