Closeup of the VISTA camera entrance window

This camera for the VISTA instrument at Paranal contains 16 2048 × 2048 infrared (IR) detectors for conducting IR astronomy, well-suited for observing the cold, the obscured, and the high-redshift Universe.

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ESO

O snímku

Id:paranal_vista-0509
Typ:Fotografický
Datum zveřejnění:3. prosince 2009 23:21
Velikost:5616 x 3744 px

O objektu

Jméno:VIRCAM, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:Survey Telescopes

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