The primary mirror of the VLT
After the removal of the 8.2-m Zerodur mirror from its transport box, the protective layer is carefully peeled off. This plastic sheet was placed on the delicate surface, immediately after the polishing phase at REOSC in Paris.
Credit:ESO/P.Gray
About the Image
| Id: | vlt-aiv-gray-2 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 16 April 2013, 14:56 |
| Size: | 1280 x 960 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : People : Other/General |
| Category: | Paranal |
