Animation of the path of a light ray through GRAVITY
Animation of the path that an incoming light ray traces through the GRAVITY instrument. Note the intricate design and complex interaction of the various components for the four telescopes. For interferometry to work, the light paths have to be superposed with a precision of a fraction of the wavelength – less than 1 micrometer.
Credit:MPE
About the Video
| Id: | eso1622b |
| Release date: | 23 June 2016, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1622 |
| Related announcements: | ann24002 |
| Duration: | 04 m 02 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
