OmegaCAM, the monster camera of the VLT Survey Telescope
The OmegaCAM camera lies at the heart of the VST. It is built around 32 CCD detectors that together create 268-megapixel images. The camera contains extra CCDs to control the guiding and active optics systems as well as many huge colour filters. OmegaCAM was designed and built by a consortium including institutes in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy with major contributions from ESO. This picture shows the core detector system component of OmegaCAM.
Crédit:ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM/O. Iwert
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso1119d |
Type: | Photographique |
Date de publication: | 8 juin 2011 12:00 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1119 |
Taille: | 1020 x 1360 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | OmegaCAM |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Catégorie: | Survey Telescopes |