Installation of the M1 cell and mirror

VLT assembly work at the ESO Paranal Observatory. The first of the four quarter slices of the mirror cover is removed, revealing the concrete surface. (Photo obtained on March 4, 1998).

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9810i
Type:Photographic
Release date:10 March 1998
Related releases:eso9810
Size:1024 x 768 px

About the Object

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

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