Clouds fly by the NTT

This image shows the 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT) which was inaugurated in 1989. It was the first telescope to use active optics. This long exposure image shows clouds that fly by overhead and interrupt a perfect the view of the stars.

Credit:

Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO

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Id:beletsky_lasilla_14
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:10 november 2014 09:51
Grootte:5000 x 3333 px

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Naam:La Silla, New Technology Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categorie:La Silla

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