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VLT platform fulldome view
Unit Telescope 4 (Yepun) fires its laser guide star in this colourful fish-eye (fulldome) view from Paranal – home to the Very Large Telescope array (VLT). Astronomers use a technique called adaptive optics to correct in real-time the distortion caused by the turbulence, making the images obtained almost as sharp as those taken in space.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
Over de afbeelding
Id: | uhd_img_0454_cc |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 25 juni 2014 02:34 |
Grootte: | 3648 x 3648 px |
Over het object
Naam: | VLT Unit Telescopes |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categorie: | Fulldome Paranal |