HAWK-I integration

HAWK-I (High Acuity Wide field K-band Imager) is an infrared camera installed on Yepun, the 4th Unit Telescope of the VLT. It combines a quite large field of view, high sensitivity and superb image quality of the VLT, making it the ideal instrument to discover very faint objects, such as distant galaxies and the faintest stars in our galaxy. On the picture, HAWK-I is being integrated: a light baffle is inserted on the light path.

Crédit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer

À propos de l'image

Identification:hawk-i-integration
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:3 décembre 2009 23:21
Taille:3037 x 2084 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:HAWK-I
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Catégorie:La Silla

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