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| It will be located at the ] on ], a 2,635-m high mountain in the ] in northern ]. | It will be located at the ] on ], a 2,635-m high mountain in the ] in northern ]. | ||
| It consists of a group of large telescopes, some of which are already in operation, with a central ] which will be used to resolve fine features. In its full interferometric operating mode, the VLT is intended to achieve an effective angular resolution of 0.001 arcsecond at a wavelength of 1 µm. | It consists of a group of large telescopes, some of which are already in operation, with a central ] which will be used to resolve fine features. In its full interferometric operating mode, the VLT is intended to achieve an effective angular resolution of 0.001 ] at a wavelength of 1 µm. | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 25 November 2002
The Very Large Telescope is an optical telescope currently under construction.
It will be located at the Paranal Observatory on Cerro Paranal, a 2,635-m high mountain in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
It consists of a group of large telescopes, some of which are already in operation, with a central interferometer which will be used to resolve fine features. In its full interferometric operating mode, the VLT is intended to achieve an effective angular resolution of 0.001 arcsecond at a wavelength of 1 µm.