Paranal Observatory just before sunrise
View looking west of the ESO Paranal Observatory, located about 120 km south of Antofagasta, in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Atop the 2600-metre high Cerro Paranal (in the background) is the Very Large Telescope (VLT), composed of four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes (UTs), plus four 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs). In this picture, taken just before sunrise, only two of the UTs' buildings are visible. On the same platform as the VLT, towards the right a smaller, grey-coloured building houses the 2.6-metre VLT Survey Telescope (VST). On the mountain in front is the 4.1-metre VISTA survey telescope. The VLT is the world's most advanced visible light observatory.
Créditos:ESO
Sobre a imagem
Id: | paranal-7737 |
Tipo: | Fotográfico |
Data de divulgação: | 15 de Outubro de 2010 às 19:00 |
Tamanho: | 2873 x 4310 px |
Sobre o objeto
Nome: | Paranal, Very Large Telescope, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy |
Tipo: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Categoria: | Paranal |