The first Auxiliary Telescope on its way to the observing platform
The VLTI Auxiliary Telescope no. 1 is trucked to the top of the Paranal mountain. The Auxiliary Telescope has a mirror of 1.8m diameter, and weighs about 33 tonnes.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0402a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 30 January 2004 |
| Related releases: | eso0402 |
| Size: | 1000 x 439 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal |
