Image Archive: Paranal


VLT M1 Mirror	Paranal Residencia	Paranal Residencia Under Construction	Measuring the Reflectivity of the 8.2-m Zerodur Mirror

Rear Side of the M3 Mirror	M3: Preparations for Mounting	Lifting of the M3 MELIPAL Mirror	Preparations for the Mirror Cell Attachment to MELIPAL

M3 Mirror in its Cell	M1 Mirror Cell Removal	M1 Mirror Cell: Preparation for Transport	M1 Mirror Cell Transport

M3 Tower and M3 Mirror	M1 Mirror Cell	M1 Mirror Cell Transport	M1 Mirror Cell

Installed M1 Cell	MELIPAL Dummy Concrete Mirror	KUEYEN UVES	KUEYEN UVES Spectrograph

M1 Cell: Moved Up the Mountain	M1 Cell: Temporary Storage	Removing the Dummy Mirror Cell	Nuno Crato Visits Paranal

The Crown Prince Couple of Denmark on the platform of ESO's Very Large Telescope	KMOS on the Very Large Telescope at the time of first light	UT4 cell and straps	VLT site testing

Rare storm over Paranal	Filming at Paranal	Big and Bigger Telescopes	Paranal Liquid Nitrogen Facility

FORS2 at KUEYEN	Coated MELIPAL Mirror	Lifting the Mirror	Control Building and Satellite Antenna

Arrival at the MELIPAL Enclosure	8.2-m Zerodur Mirror Resting in its Cell	Lifting of the Mirror Cell	8.2-m Zerodur Mirror

Lowering of the M3 MELIPAL Mirror	Inspecting the Reflective Surface	Coating Chamber	FORS2: Testing and Assembly

Approaching the Platform	Dummy M1 Cell	Dummy M1 Cell is Stored	M1 Cell with Dummy Mirror

M1 Cell Meets MELIPAL Structure	M1 Cell	M1 Cell transport	Active Mirror Supports in VLT M1 Cell