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

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Id:esopia00059teles
Type:Photographic
Release date:3 December 2009, 23:19
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About the Object

Name:Danish 0.5-metre telescope, Six-Channel uvby–Hβ Photometer
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:La Silla

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