SPHERE optical bench
Detailed view of the SPHERE optical bench is shown with the main subsystems clearly visible.
SPHERE (Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch) is installed on the ESO Very Large Telescope, and will assist researchers by directly imaging exoplanets which are larger than Jupiter.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | kasper_fig6 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 6 July 2017, 17:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann17041 |
| Size: | 2185 x 1639 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch instrument (SPHERE) |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Paranal |
