Structure of Test-Bed Telescope 2 is lowered into its dome

In this picture, an engineer reaches out of the white telescope dome towards the black structure of the Test-Bed Telescope 2, a European Space Agency telescope hosted at ESO's La Silla observatory, as it is lowered into place by crane. The dome is designed to protect the telescope from the harsh conditions of the Atacama Desert in Chile.

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P. Sinclaire/ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso2107b
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di pubblicazione:Martedì 27 Aprile 2021 12:00
Notizie relative:eso2107
Dimensione:3264 x 2448 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:Test-Bed Telescope
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categoria:La Silla

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