Looking at the VLT shooting lasers (fulldome)

This fulldome video shows the operation of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT uses technology named adaptive optics and creates an artificial star in the atmosphere, 90 kilometres above ground level, by employing strong laser beams. The video is recorded from the dome interior.

This video is an excerpt from ESO's fulldome movie Europe to the Stars.

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ESO

Sobre o vídeo

Id:vlt-interior-laser-ps4
Data de divulgação:18 de Setembro de 2018 às 17:02
Duração:08 s
Frame rate:30 fps

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Adaptive Optics, Laser Guide Star, VLT Unit Telescopes
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Categoria:Fulldome
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