Artistic rendering of the METIS instrument
Artist depiction of the METIS instrument set to be used with the Extremely Large Telescope upon completion. METIS, short for Mid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph, will make full use of the giant main mirror of the telescope to study a wide range of science topics, from objects in our Solar System to distant active galaxies.
Credit:ESO/METIS Consortium/L. Calçada
About the Image
Id: | ann20016a |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 5 June 2020, 12:00 |
Related announcements: | ann20016 |
Size: | 5000 x 3125 px |
About the Object
Name: | METIS (Mid-infrared ELT Imager) |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Category: | ELT Illustrations |
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