Shining NTT
Inaugurated in 1989, ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla Observatory in Chile was a world first in many areas. Developed by ESO, Active Optics was first implemented on this telescope, as was the innovative and efficient shape of the casing.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | nik9762p-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 21 October 2016, 12:05 |
Size: | 9832 x 10821 px |
About the Object
Name: | New Technology Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | La Silla |
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