The Active Phasing Experiment (APE) installed on the VLT

The Active Phasing Experiment (APE) installed on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal. APE is designed to validate technologies for accurate alignment of the segmented mirror of the forthcoming Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), by testing them on the VLT. Image taken in March 2009.

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ID:e-elt_ape-at-vlt
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:3. Dezember 2009 23:22
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Über das Objekt

Name:Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:ELT
Paranal

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