The VLT Survey Telescope (VST)
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is a state-of-the-art 2.6-metre telescope equipped with OmegaCAM, a monster 268 megapixel CCD camera with a field of view four times the area of the full Moon. It is designed to survey the sky in the visible light and to complement the 4.1-metre VISTA (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) infrared survey telescope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | vst_04-2010 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 15 December 2010, 14:47 |
| Size: | 3744 x 5094 px |
About the Object
| Name: | VLT Survey Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Survey Telescopes |
