VLT and a speckling of stars

One of the VLT Unit Telescopes below a sky speckled with stars. The numerous flaps, or louvers, circumventing the enclosure are there to maintain airflow and help keep the interior of the telescope in equilibrium with the surrounding atmosphere.

Credit:

A. Tudorica/ESO

About the Image

Id:vlt_atudorica015-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:17 April 2015, 12:13
Size:4150 x 5249 px

About the Object

Name:Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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