File:The VLT´s Laser Guide Star.jpg
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English: A laser beam launched from VLT´s 8.2-metre Yepun telescope crosses the majestic southern sky and creates an artificial star at 90 km altitude in the high Earth´s mesosphere. The Laser Guide Star (LGS) is part of the VLT´s Adaptive Optics system and it is used as reference to correct images from the blurring effect of the atmosphere. The picture field is crossed by an impressive Milky Way, our own galaxy seen perfectly edge-on. The most prominent objects on the Milky Way are: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, visible at the top and the Carina nebula, seen as a bright patch besides the telescope. From the right edge of the picture to the left, the following objects are aligned: the Small Magellanic Cloud (with the globular cluster 47 Tucanae on its right), the Large Magellanic Cloud and Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky. |
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Source | http://www.eso.org/public/images/gerd_huedepohl_2/ |
Author | G. Hüdepohl/ESO |
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Source | European Southern Observatory |
Credit/Provider | G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com) |
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Author | , Gerhard Hüdepohl |
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Date and time of data generation | 17:44, 17 June 2010 |
Keywords | Very Large Telescope |
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Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany |
Rating (out of 5) | 5 |