ESOcast 106: ChileChill 9 — Lasers over Paranal
The "4 Laser Guide Star Facility" was installed at the VLT and are the most powerful laser guide stars ever used in astronomy. Creating multiple artificial stars gives a better understanding of atmospheric conditions, which leads to a better image.
Credit:ESO
Editing: Nico Bartmann.
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Richard Hook and Lauren Fuge.
Music: ASTRAL ELECTRONIC.
Footage and photos: ESO, B. Tafreshi (twanight.org), C. Malin (christophmalin.com), M. Struik, UHD Team, F. Kamphues, NASA, M. Kornmesser, R. Wesson, G. Lombardi (glphoto.it), L. Calçada, G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com), S. Lowery and ACe Consortium.
Directed by: Nico Bartmann and Herbert Zodet.
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.
About the Video
| Id: | esocast106a |
| Release date: | 5 May 2017, 11:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann17022 |
| Duration: | 05 m 32 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Laser Guide Star |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
| Category: | ESOcast |
