The NTT mirror support system
The 3.58-m main mirror of the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) rests on 78 "active" supports which are controlled by a computer. The system is refered to as "active optics" and was first developed at ESO for the NTT.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9003a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 6 February 1990 |
| Related releases: | eso9003 |
| Size: | 1383 x 1740 px |
About the Object
| Name: | New Technology Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | La Silla |
