VLT auxiliary telescopes. Three of the four auxiliary telescopes of the VLT (Very Large Telescope) at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The VLT comprises four 8.2-metre mirror telescopes (Antu, Kueyen, Melipal and Yepun) located at an altitude of 2600 metres on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama desert. They provide images which are combined by interferometry. This gives an image equivalent to that obtained by a 16-metre diameter mirror, making the VLT one of the most powerful telescopes in the world. The VLT is supplemented by the four 1.8-metre auxiliary telescopes to make it available when the main telescopes are being used for other projects. | |
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