VLT Auxiliary Telescopes

Three of the VLT's Auxiliary Telescopes at Paranal. Each of these 1.8-m telescopes can be moved about the platform independently on sets of guided rails. They are self-contained units and are used to feed light into the VLT's interferometer.

Credit:

Enrico Sacchetti/ESO

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Id:vlt_005-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:9 July 2015, 10:10
Size:4791 x 5551 px

About the Object

Name:Auxiliary Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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