Installing the VLT’s new deformable secondary mirror

The new Deformable Secondary Mirror is eased into place on the VLT’s Unit Telescope 4 (Yepun). It is the largest adaptive optics mirror ever built and the heart of the new adaptive optics system that will enable to the telescope to produce even sharper images.

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Udgivelsesdato:28. oktober 2016 14:00
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Navn:Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
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