Yepun's Laser Guide Star under the Milky Way

This fulldome panorama shows all the four Unit Telescopes of the Paranal Observatory, with two Auxiliary Telescopes framing them. Under a stunning Milky Way arching in the sky, Yepun (Unit telescope 4) fires its laser guide star, used to correct in real-time the distortion caused by the turbulence. The phenomenon known as airglow cherishes the panorama with greenish and reddish hues.

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About the Image

Id:150126-27_14_vlt_laser_cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:28 April 2016, 14:47
Size:13834 x 13834 px

About the Object

Name:Auxiliary Telescopes, Laser Guide Star, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Fulldome
Paranal

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