VLT Unit Telescopes observing a comet
Two of the four Unit Telescopes of ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory (front: UT2, center: UT3) observing comet 46P/Wirtanen (the turquoise spot in the sky). The comet was being observed simultaneously with the UVES and ESPRESSO spectographs to decipher its chemical makeup.
Bildnachweis:ESO/J. C. Muñoz Mateos
Über das Bild
ID: | wirtanen_ut2_ut3 |
Typ: | Fotografisch |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 17. Juni 2021 10:56 |
Größe: | 3648 x 5472 px |
Über das Objekt
Name: | Very Large Telescope |
Typ: | Unspecified : Interplanetary Body : Comet Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Kategorie: | Paranal |
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