First Light For MATISSE
The new MATISSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has successfully made its first observations.
MATISSE is the most powerful interferometric instrument ever at mid-infrared wavelengths.
It combines light from up to four separate telescopes to create a huge virtual telescope up to 200 metres across.
MATISSE will deliver sharper images than any other instrument of its kind. #InterferometryRocks
It will probe the regions around young stars where planets are forming, and study stars at different stages of their lives...
...as well as investigating the regions around supermassive black holes in the centres of galaxies.
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