VINCI — The VLTI Commissioning Instrument

VINCI was a special test instrument installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the Paranal Observatory. It was used during the first light and subsequent test phase of the VLTI, when light from celestial objects hit the telescopes for the first time.

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ESO

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Id:vinci
Type:Photographic
Release date:12 July 2017, 16:01
Size:2480 x 1707 px

About the Object

Name:VINCI
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Category:Paranal

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