Paranal before the VLT (1991)
Before the VLT construction, the top of Paranal's summit was a sharp peak, as seen on this 1991 aerial shot. It had to be truncated by about 40m to create a wide platform.
Credit:ESO/C.Madsen
About the Image
| Id: | paranal-91 |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:22 |
| Size: | 4961 x 5109 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Paranal |
