Installation work on VLT UT2

Installation of the encoder in its mounting ring at the elevation axis of UT2, at the Nasmyth platform. Also visible in the outer annulus are the drive motor stator coils (silver-coloured segments). (Photo obtained on December 11, 1998).

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9862n
Type:Photographic
Release date:17 December 1998
Related releases:eso9862
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About the Object

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

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