WFI CCD cases

The Wide Field Imager (WFI) at La Silla's MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope contains 8 CCD chips. These are the storage boxes that contain the individual WFI CCDs. All were named after famous musicians. This image was obtained in 1998.

Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer

About the Image

Id:wfi-ccd-cases_1998
Type:Photographic
Release date:3 December 2009, 23:19
Size:2943 x 5079 px

About the Object

Name:MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, WFI
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Category:La Silla

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