Yepun and the Laser Guide Star
The beam of the Laser Guide Star system, on the ESO Very Large Telescope's Unit Telescope 4 (named Yepun), shoots into the night on Cerro Paranal. In the sky to the right of the beam, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, neighbouring galaxies of our Milky Way, can be seen.
Crédit:ESO/C. Malin
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | malin-dsc_9576 |
| Type: | Photographique |
| Date de publication: | 5 mars 2012 17:11 |
| Taille: | 4256 x 2832 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Large Magellanic Cloud, Laser Guide Star, LMC, Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC, VLT Unit Telescopes |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Catégorie: | Paranal |
