First VLT M2 Beryllium mirror

The first VLT M2 Beryllium Mirror in the test laboratory of DASA (Ottobrunn near Munich, Germany), during the determination of its inertia and center of gravity. The mirror is covered by a peelable protective layer. 

 


Credit:

ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9732a
Type:Photographic
Release date:12 December 1997
Related releases:eso9732
Size:3000 x 1984 px

About the Object

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

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