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Comparison of a single VLT mirror with the segmented ELT mirror
This sequence compares the solid 8.2-metre mirrors of the VLT with the much larger 39-meter segmented mirror of the future ELT. The ELT mirror is composed of 798 hexagonal segments, each 1.4 metres across.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
Over de video
| Id: | MirrorEvolution5 |
| Publicatiedatum: | 2 september 2015 13:53 |
| Duur: | 15 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
Over het object
| Naam: | Extremely Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Categorie: | ELT Paranal |
