Communiqué de presse

Recent Views from the Paranal Observatory

8 décembre 1999

A series of photographs from the Paranal Observatory was obtained with large-format cameras in mid-November 1999 by the ESO EPR Team.

They show the site of ESO's Very Large Telescope Array (VLT) at a time when most of the outside work at the top of the mountain has been terminated. Two of the four 8.2-m telescopes (ANTU and KUEYEN) are already in operation; the third, MELIPAL will have "First Light" in February 2000, to be followed later in the year by the fourth, YEPUN .

The selection of eight photos presented here includes general views of the observatory platform and two of the newly installed astronomical instruments, as well as the Interferometric Tunnel in which the light from the telescopes will be directed towards the Interferometric Laboratory. Two photos from the Base Camp are also shown: one from the Mirror Maintenance Building and another from the construction site of the Paranal Residencia.

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A propos du communiqué de presse

Communiqué de presse N°:eso9951
Legacy ID:Photo 43a-h/99
Nom:Interferometry, Mirror, Paranal, Paranal Residencia, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope Interferometer, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Facility:Very Large Telescope

Images

VLT at Paranal
VLT at Paranal
VLT at Paranal
VLT at Paranal
VLT YEPUN
VLT YEPUN
FORS2 at KUEYEN
FORS2 at KUEYEN
UVES at KUEYEN with cover partially lifted
UVES at KUEYEN with cover partially lifted
VLT interferometric tunnel
VLT interferometric tunnel
VLT mirror washing unit
VLT mirror washing unit
Paranal Residencia under construction
Paranal Residencia under construction