Danish 0.5-metre telescope
The Danish 0.5-metre telescope has been installed on La Silla in 1971, together with its twin, the ESO 50cm. It was equipped with a revolutionary photometer that permitted simultaneous observations in all the filters of the Stromgren system. Moreover, the telescope was fully programmable, which made it a precursor as automatic telescopes.
Credit:ESO/C.Madsen
About the Image
| Id: | esopia00059teles |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:19 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2423 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Danish 0.5-metre telescope, Six-Channel uvby–Hβ Photometer |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | La Silla |
