The travelling speed camera
The ULTRACAM has been a staple in ESO for almost 16 years. This high-speed camera is able to do 500 photographs per second in three different wavelengths and, since 2002 has been operating at the William Herschel Telescope at La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain), the New Technology Telescope at La Silla (Chile) (where this picture was taken) and, most recently, at the Very Large Telescope at Paranal (Chile) and the Thai National Telescope at Chiang Mai (Thailand).
Some of its past targets have included: the study of black holes, "hot-Jupiters" or variable stars.
Crédito:P. Horálek/ESO
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | 2017_11_16_La_Silla_NTT_ULTRACAM_upr_IMG_2116-CC |
Tipo: | Fotográfico |
Fecha de publicación: | 22 de Marzo de 2018 a las 16:37 |
Tamaño: | 2438 x 1625 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | ULTRACAM |
Tipo: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Categoría: | La Silla |