The VISTA optical design in schematic form
The main mirror wraps around the camera and the secondary appears at the upper-right. The three blue corrector lenses can be seen and the detectors appear at the lower left
Credit:
VISTA/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | vista-optics-cutaway |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 10 December 2009, 23:35 |
| Size: | 1063 x 1004 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope • X - Illustrations • X - Survey Telescopes |

