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Very Large Telescope

Also known as VLT

Observatories8.2 m aperture

Imagery

VLT Cerro Paranal Total Lunar Eclipse 21 December 2010

This panoramic photo, taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky, shows the view of the starry sky from the site of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Cerro Paranal during the total lunar eclipse of 21 December 2010.

ESO/Y. Beletsky · CC BY

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Overview

ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal comprises four 8.2-metre telescopes that can combine as an interferometer; it is among the most scientifically productive observatories on the ground.

Instruments

  • MUSEOptical integral-field spectrograph
  • SPHEREExoplanet imager

Observing bands

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • ESOEuropean Southern Observatory

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