Shooting at the stars
Almost like in a science fiction movie, this clip shows the rotating Unit Telescopes of the VLT with UT-4 activating its bright orange laser guide star now and then. This laser creates an artificial star, which helps astronomers to measure and remove the turbulences in the atmosphere.
Credit:ESO
About the Video
| Id: | gl_southwest_vst_4ut_lgs |
| Release date: | 29 September 2014, 13:31 |
| Duration: | 07 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Cerro Paranal, Laser Guide Star, Paranal, Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal |
