The NIRPS instrument

This photograph shows the Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) instrument and its adaptive optics system, which is installed at ESO’s 3.6-metre telescope. The light collected from the telescope is aimed through a series of mirrors before being injected into an optical fibre. Thanks to this adaptive-optics system, disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere can be corrected for, allowing for sharper observations. NIRPS successfully achieved first light in mid-2022.

Crediti:

N. Blind (Observatoire de Genève)/NIRPS consortium/ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:ann22009a
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di pubblicazione:Lunedì 27 Giugno 2022 15:00
Annunci al proposito:ann22009
Dimensione:2000 x 1325 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:NIRPS
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Categoria:La Silla

Formati delle immagini

JPEG grande
767,0 KB