VLT Auxiliary Telescopes
Three of the VLT's Auxiliary Telescopes at Paranal. Each of these 1.8-m telescopes can be moved about the platform independently on sets of guided rails. They are self-contained units and are used to feed light into the VLT's interferometer.
Credit:Enrico Sacchetti/ESO
About the Image
Id: | vlt_005-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 9 July 2015, 10:10 |
Size: | 4791 x 5551 px |
About the Object
Name: | Auxiliary Telescopes |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | Paranal |
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