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The giant coating plant for the ESO VLT
General view of the VLT coating plant. The coating unit is a large vacuum chamber with a diameter of 9.4 meters and a volume of about 122,000 liters. The required ultra-high vacuum is generated by 8 cryo-pumps which are located on top of the vacuum chamber.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso9711a |
| Type: | Fotografisch |
| Publicatiedatum: | 16 mei 1997 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso9711 |
| Grootte: | 768 x 576 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Categorie: | Paranal |
