UT4 and the AOF at work
The four Laser Guide Stars Facility points to the skies during the first observations using the AOF-equipped MUSE instrument. Adaptive optics assist ground-based telescopes by compensating for the blurring effect of the Earth’s atmosphere on starlight.
Credit:Roland Bacon
About the Image
| Id: | eso1724f |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 2 August 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1724 |
| Size: | 3373 x 5059 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Adaptive Optics Facility, Laser Guide Star, VLT Unit Telescopes |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Paranal |
