The KMOS spectrograph before shipping to Chile
The KMOS spectrograph is shown when it was undergoing tests at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, before it was shipped to Chile to become a powerful new instrument on the Very Large Telescope. The 24 robotic arms are visible.
Credit:STFC/UKATC/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | ann12071a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 11 October 2012, 15:30 |
| Related announcements: | ann12071 |
| Related science announcements: | sciann13016 |
| Size: | 3872 x 2592 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
| Category: | Paranal |
