Sunlight Enters a VLT Dome
At sunset a warm sunlight glow enters the building of a VLT´s Unit Telescope (UT) through the ventilation windows. The four 8.2-metre UTs are typically opened just before sunset. The ventilation windows, designed to allow a smooth, constant air flow inside the telescope building and so to avoid turbulences, open automatically, depending on the speed and direction of the wind. The ESO´s Very Large Telescope is located some 120 km south of Antofagasta, in northern Chile.
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About the Image
| Id: | vlt-inside-2010 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 15 December 2010, 15:03 |
| Size: | 5616 x 3744 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope • X - Paranal |
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