ESOcast 15: Recoating a Giant VLT Mirror
Every night, all year round, the ESO Very Large Telescope, or VLT, opens its four giant eyes to scrutinise the beautiful southern skies. Each eye is a huge mirror, 8.2 metres in diameter, that gathers the light of the night sky, and reflects it into optical systems that form ultra-sharp images of the Universe. But keeping the VLT´s eyes clear requires each mirror to be cleaned and recoated occasionally, a delicate and complex procedure.
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Credit:ESO. Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser and Luis Calçada. Cinematography: Peter Rixner. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Lars Holm Nielsen and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Herbert Zodet, Henri Boffin and Eric Hal Schwartz. Host: Dr. J. Narration: Gaitee Hussain. Music: movetwo. Footage and photos: ESO, José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org). Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.
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About the Video
| Id: | esocast15 |
| Release date: | 12 March 2010, 10:00 |
| Duration: | 10 m 30 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | ESOcast |
