SLODAR instrument at Paranal
This small telescope feeds an instrument that monitors the vertical profile of the atmospheric turbulence, using the so-called “Slope Detection and Ranging (SLODAR)” technique. The instrument, developed by Durham University and ESO, was installed at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in March 2011 for a statistical characterisation of the site, and is seen here during its commissioning process. In the background, on the right, the enclosure of the 8.2-metre Yepun telescope is partially visible, on the east side of the VLT platform.
Crédit:T. Butterley/ESO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | slodar-butterley-1 |
Type: | Photographique |
Date de publication: | 13 août 2011 09:17 |
Taille: | 3456 x 2304 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | SLODAR |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Catégorie: | Paranal |