Soundscape: Paranal tour from Control Room to UT1


Whenever its too windy outside or when occasionally during the night someone needs to approach the telescopes or platform, the best way is through the underground tunnels connecting the VLT Unit Telescopes and Control Room. This tour walks you from a working station at the Control Room through the tunnels with several thermal control systems for the UTs, crossing a couple of doors and stairs up inside the telescope until reaching the main mirror of UT1. As you can hear, telescopes are just a couple of minutes away from the building where they are controlled…unless you get lost for a while in this tunnel system that might turn into a labyrinth for those who walk them for the first time.

Credit:

ESO

About the Soundscape

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Release date:26 October 2022, 13:46

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