ANTU in its lair

This rather eccentric image shows one of the Unit Telescopes of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), inside its protective dome. The VLT consists of four such telescopes, each having a main mirror some 8.2 metres across, accompanied by four smaller, auxiliary, telescopes. Together they amount to one of the most powerful astronomical facilities in the world. Each of the four Unit Telescopes has been given a name from the indigenous Mapuche (Mapudungun) language: this one is called Antu, which means The Sun.

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Identificazione:ut1-final
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di rilascio:Lunedì 06 Giugno 2016 14:36
Grandezza:4440 x 1500 px
Field of View:360° x 121.6°

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Nome:Paranal, VLT Unit Telescopes
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categoria:360 Panorama
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