A laser in the sky
A laser, fired by one of the Unit Telescopes of the VLT, is creating an artificial star on the sky. This star helps astronomers to reduce the effects of atmospheric turbulences in the images captured by the telescopes.
Credit:G. Tremblay/ESO
About the Image
Id: | img_3938-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 1 October 2014, 16:01 |
Size: | 5184 x 3456 px |
About the Object
Name: | Laser Guide Star, VLT Unit Telescopes |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | Paranal |
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