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Description: Panorama showing the observing platform of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) on Cerro Paranal, in Chile. Taken in the early morning, with the Moon still high in the sky, the four 8.2m telescopes are all targeting specific celestial objects. A laser is fired from Unit Telescope 4, Yepun, to help the adaptive optics system of the telescope, and counteract the blurring effect of the atmosphere, allowing sharp images to be obtained. Three of the four 1.8m auxiliary telescopes work together in interferometric mode to obtain an even more detailed view of a different cosmic object.
Title: Early Morning on Paranal
Credit: ESO
Author: ESO/H.H. Heyer
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