VLT Unit Telescope 1

VLT Unit Telescope 1 (UT1) in its enclosure during integration. In the foreground is one of the Nasmyth Adaptor-Rotators through which the precious light of celestial objects collected by the telescope will reach the astronomical instruments on the adjacent Nasmyth platform. (Photo obtained on December 14, 1997).

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9804c
Type:Photographic
Release date:23 January 1998
Related releases:eso9804
Size:2820 x 3000 px

About the Object

Name:VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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