Comparison of a single VLT mirror with the segmented ELT mirror
This sequence compares the solid 8.2-metre mirrors of the VLT with the much larger 39-meter segmented mirror of the future ELT. The ELT mirror is composed of 798 hexagonal segments, each 1.4 metres across.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Video
| Id: | MirrorEvolution5 |
| Release date: | 2 September 2015, 13:53 |
| Duration: | 15 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Extremely Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | ELT Paranal |
