Installation of the M2 unit

The final phases of the assembly work on the first VLT 8.2-m Unit Telescope (UT1) at Paranal. The M2 Unit, on the telescope floor and protected in its handling device, is ready to be lifted to the Nasmyth platform. (Photo obtained on March 10, 1998).

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9812a
Type:Photographic
Release date:24 March 1998
Related releases:eso9812
Size:768 x 1024 px

About the Object

Name:Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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