First large VLT mirror successfully coated
The coated main mirror for VLT UT1 on its way towards First Light. The UT1 enclosure is seen at the top of the mountain, at the front, above the control building. (Photo obtained in the early morning of May 21, 1998).
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9819i |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 21 May 1998 |
| Related releases: | eso9819 |
| Size: | 1024 x 768 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Mirror, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal |
