Opening NTT
A 360 degree panorama taken in 2007 inside the 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT), at ESO's La Silla Observatory. As the preparation for the night-time observation run is about to finalise, the telescope is open, just before sunset. Although it is not obvious in this photograph due to the distortion of the wide-angle view, the NTT is housed in a very compact building, thanks to its altazimuth mounting and innovative design. Inaugurated in 1989, the NTT was also the first telescope in the world to have a computer-controlled main mirror. In terms of design, the NTT was the pioneer for ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT).
An amazing interactive virtual tour of La Silla is available here.
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- Equirectangular projected version of this image
- Extended to 360 x 180 degrees (with black) version of this image
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About the Image
Id: | 3m50-ntt-2007-hh-fd |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 12 July 2017, 16:47 |
Size: | 8950 x 8950 px |
About the Object
Name: | La Silla, New Technology Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | Fulldome La Silla |