Luminous VLT
ESO-operated Very Large Telescope (VLT) is based at the Cerro Paranal site in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is the world's most advanced optical instrument, consisting of four Unit Telescopes with main mirrors of 8.2 metres diametre each, and four smaller Auxiliary Telescopes. The light of a beautiful sunset glows behind the cutting-edge telescopes.
Credit:M. Struik (CERN)/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | g0040880-final-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 19 September 2016, 09:56 |
| Size: | 3820 x 2149 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Paranal |
