VLT dummy mirror meets the mirror handling tool

Here it is placed directly underneath the Mirror Handling Tool which will lift the mirror off the box. The lower part of the VLT Mirror Coating Plant, the arrival of which was documented by ESO Press Photos eso9722, is seen in the background.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9728i
Type:Photographic
Release date:17 November 1997
Related releases:eso9728
Size:1024 x 768 px

About the Object

Name:Mirror, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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