SPHERE

Overview

SPHERE on the VLT is an extreme adaptive-optics instrument that directly images exoplanets and circumstellar discs.

Observing bands

Knowledge connections

• Instrument ofVery Large Telescope (VLT)
• ObservesNear-infrared
• ObservesVisible light
• Member of groupOptical Camera
• Associated withCoronagraph

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• ESOEuropean Southern Observatory

  Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).