VLT Laser Guide Star Facility. Panoramic view of the Laser Guide Star Facility at the European Southern Observatory's VLT (Very Large Telescope), Cerro Paranal, Chile. The laser (PARSEC) produces this orange beam to create an artificial guide star in the atmosphere. This facility began operating on 28th January 2006, in the VLT's Yepun telescope (far right). By focusing on the artificial guide star, VLT telescopes are calibrated to remove the effects of the atmosphere on observations, a process known as adaptive optics. | |
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