Comparison of the main mirrors of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the NTT
This sequence shows how the thick mirror of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope (left) compares to the thin (and actively supported) mirror of the NTT (right). The NTT mirror is much lighter.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Video
Id: | MirrorEvolution3 |
Release date: | 2 September 2015, 13:43 |
Duration: | 15 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | La Silla |