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Shooting at the sky
A Unit Telescope of the VLT is shooting its laser in the night sky to create an artificial star, which helps correcting the turbulences in the atmosphere that degrade the quality of astronomical images.
Credit:G. Brammer/ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | brammer14-11-cc |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 24 september 2014 10:12 |
Grootte: | 4016 x 6016 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Laser Guide Star, VLT Unit Telescopes |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Categorie: | Paranal |
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