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ExTrA telescopes

ESO's La Silla Observatory is home to many telescopes, including the French national ExTrA project. These three 60-centimetre telescopes utilise the transit method to detect Earth-sized exoplanets in our Milky Way galaxy. 

Credit:

ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com)

About the Image

Id:lso-dsc2487
Type:Photographic
Release date:18 March 2021, 11:17
Size:8256 x 5504 px

About the Object

Name:ExTrA
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:La Silla

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