Surveying the skies

Part of ESO's Paranal Observatory, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) observes the brilliantly clear skies above the Atacama desert of Chile. It is the largest telescope in the world surveying the sky in visible light.

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Id:beletsky-paranal-14-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:2 May 2019, 15:00
Related releases:eso1908
Size:7360 x 4912 px

About the Object

Name:VLT Survey Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Survey Telescopes

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