Auxiliary Telescope hexapod
The Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at Paranal are outfitted with these hexapod mountings that rotate the secondary mirror during "chopping," a technique that improves observational efficacy. This image was obtained in March 2009.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | paranal-at-hexapod |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:19 |
Size: | 3744 x 5127 px |
About the Object
Name: | Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope Unspecified : People |
Category: | People and Events |
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