360° panorama of the VLT platform at sunset
Spectacular 360-degree view of the VLT platform at sunset, when the telescopes are opening and preparing for the night observations. With four Unit Telescopes with main mirrors 8.2 metres in diameter and four movable 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes, the VLT is the flagship facility for European ground-based astronomy, and one of the most productive astronomical observatories in the world.
Credit:
ESO/S. Brunier
About the Image
| Id: | vlt-sunset360 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 10 May 2010, 17:28 |
| Size: | 11811 x 3425 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory • Paranal |
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