Shadowfax
<b>mod cow</b>
OK, that image of the sky in the astronomical picture of the day reminded me of 2 pairs of telescopes in Chile, build under the supervision of the ESO.
They are called the VLT (Very Large Telescope) and the power of them doesn't lie in the size of their mirrors, but in the way they can combine their power to function as one HUGE telescope.
Not only when looking at the invisible light, but also when doing experiments with the interferometer, which is build in underground tunnels.
They have been used for a while now, and i suddenly had to think of their beauty, so i thought i'd post it here
Some links:
Photo gallery of the VLT
The Paranal Observatory - VLT
The European Southern Observatory
Pretty sure you'll like it, and the deeplinks to images made by the different observatories
The location of the Paranal Observatory, look at the beautiful environment!
They are called the VLT (Very Large Telescope) and the power of them doesn't lie in the size of their mirrors, but in the way they can combine their power to function as one HUGE telescope.
Not only when looking at the invisible light, but also when doing experiments with the interferometer, which is build in underground tunnels.
They have been used for a while now, and i suddenly had to think of their beauty, so i thought i'd post it here
Some links:
Photo gallery of the VLT
The Paranal Observatory - VLT
The European Southern Observatory
Pretty sure you'll like it, and the deeplinks to images made by the different observatories
The location of the Paranal Observatory, look at the beautiful environment!
