3D rendering of the ELT’s METIS instrument
The Mid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph (METIS) is a multi-tool instrument that will observe in mid-infrared light once installed on ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). It will include an adaptive optics sensor, a high-resolution spectrograph, and a high-contrast camera. The instrument’s primary scientific focus will be on the study of planet-forming discs and recently formed, as well as nearby, exoplanets. The image shows an artist's 3D view of METIS based on an engineering rendering, with two people shown for scale.
Credit:ESO/METIS consortium/L. Calçada
About the Image
Id: | ann24007c |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 14 May 2024, 14:00 |
Related announcements: | ann24007 |
Size: | 7022 x 4967 px |
About the Object
Name: | METIS (Mid-infrared ELT Imager) |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Category: | ELT |