The VLT on the Paranal platform

This image shows the four large Unit Telescopes and the four smaller Auxiliary telescopes that make up ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Standing on the left and ready to observe, is the Unit Telescope 1, the first to be completed. It started operating 25 years ago this week.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:ann23009c
Type:Photographic
Release date:25 May 2023, 10:00
Related announcements:ann23009
Size:8000 x 6000 px

About the Object

Name:Auxiliary Telescopes, Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal

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