ESOJun 15

Tunnel vision!

Step inside the tunnels below our Paranal Observatory in #Chile. They connect the Unit Telescopes, which comprise the Very Large Telescope (VLT), to the control building where the VLT and its instruments are operated by observing teams.

And no worries: despite the eerie, sci-fi atmosphere, no drooling, man-eating aliens are roaming there, just astronomers and engineers 😉

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2624a/

📷 L. Sbordone/ESO

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialJun 15
@esoastronomy I'm always amused that it got called the Very Large Telescope, as if it were the successor to the Pretty Big Telescope and the Mostly Average-Sized Telescope
Show threadGraham Sutherland / Polynomial
@esoastronomy (although you're not allowed to use that last one; CCFE already has dibs on the name "MAST")
Jun 15 at 8:53amWeb