The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy — VISTA
The VISTA telescope in its dome. It has a main mirror that is 4.1 metres across, being by far the largest telescope in the world dedicated to surveying the sky at near-infrared wavelengths.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | vista-img-0658a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:19 |
| Size: | 4624 x 2976 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Survey Telescopes |
