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Image Archive: Paranal


VLT Software Testroom	UVES at ESO Headquarters	UVES at ESO Headquarters	VLT UT1 First Light

Preparations for VLT UT1 First Light	Preparations for VLT UT1 First Light	Preparations for VLT UT1 First Light	Transportation of the M1 cell and mirror

Transportation of the M1 cell and mirror	Transportation of the M1 cell and mirror	Transportation of the M1 cell and mirror	Repositioning track for the VLTI

VLT Unit Telescope 1	Inside the VLT	Paranal Platform and VLTI Baselines Used	FORS at VLT UT1 Cassegrain focus

ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	FORS at VLT UT1 Cassegrain focus	UVES Instrument Nearing Completion	UVES Instrument Nearing Completion

ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1

ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1	ISAAC Mounted on VLT UT1

Second 8.2-m VLT Mirror and its Cell Arrive at Paranal	Second 8.2-m VLT Mirror and its Cell Arrive at Paranal	Second 8.2-m VLT Mirror and its Cell Arrive at Paranal	Second 8.2-m VLT Mirror and its Cell Arrive at Paranal

Second 8.2-m VLT Mirror and its Cell Arrive at Paranal	Second 8.2-m VLT Mirror and its Cell Arrive at Paranal	First Major Astronomical Instrument Mounted on VLT	First Major Astronomical Instrument Mounted on VLT

First Major Astronomical Instrument Mounted on VLT	First Major Astronomical Instrument Mounted on VLT	First Major Astronomical Instrument Mounted on VLT	Preparations for VLT UT1 First Light

Preparations for VLT UT1 First Light	From the Dark Side of the Moon to Paranal	Rain in the driest place on Earth	Paranal Observatory

Paranal Observatory	VLT M1 Mirror	VLT KUEYEN	8.2-m Mirror in its Cell

UT4 Azimuth Baseframe	UT4 Intermediate Tower in Azimuth Baseframe	UT4 Azimuth Baseframe	Careful Removal of the Protective Cover