PIX4657539: European 8.2 m telescope (VLT) - Paranal observatory. Very Large Telescope (VLT). - The Cerro Paranal Observatory in Chile has been hosting the European VLT (Very Large Telescope) network since 1998. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) here uses four telescopes measuring 8.2 m in diameter, as well as telescopes measuring 1.8 m to 4 m in diameter: it is the largest observatory in the world. Cerro Paranal is located at 2500 m above sea level, in the Atacama.View of one of the 4 8.2m telescopes of the VLT, Very Large Telescope. The european southern observatory accomodates the Very Large Telescope (VLT) since 1998. Four 8.2m telescopes are used besides several other telescopes from 1.8m to 4m. Cerro Paranal is 2500 meters in altitude in Atacama desert. Wide - angle view of the structure of one of the 8.2 - m VLT Unit Telescope / Bridgeman Images
PIX4657555: Very Large Telescope (VLT) from ESO - Paranal observatory. Very Large Telescope (VLT). - The Cerro Paranal Observatory in Chile has been hosting the European VLT (Very Large Telescope) network since 1998. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) here uses four telescopes measuring 8.2 m in diameter, as well as telescopes measuring 1.8 m to 4 m in diameter: it is the largest observatory in the world. Cerro Paranal is located at 2500 m above sea level, in the Atacama.View of one of the 4 8.2m telescopes of the VLT, Very Large Telescope. The european southern observatory accomodates the Very Large Telescope (VLT) since 1998. Four 8.2m telescopes are used besides several other telescopes from 1.8m to 4m. Cerro Paranal is 2500 meters in altitude in Atacama desert. Wide - angle view of the structure of one of the 8.2 - m VLT Unit Telescope / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653309: Gamma ray telescope HESS - Gamma rays telescope HESS - High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescope located in Namibia near Gamsberg. This network of telescopes is dedicated to the study of high energy gamma rays. High Energy Stereoscopic System or HESS is a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays. It is located in Namibia, near Gamsberg / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653323: Mirrors of one of the gamma ray telescopes HESS - Mirror of Gamma rays telescope HESS - Telescope of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) network located in Namibia near Gamsberg. This network of telescopes is dedicated to the study of high energy gamma rays. High Energy Stereoscopic System or HESS is a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays. It is located in Namibia, near Gamsberg / Bridgeman Images
PIX4653354: Telescope AEOS - Haleakala Observatory - Hawaii - AEOS telescope - Haleakala observatory - Hawaii - View of the dome housing the 3.67 m AEOS telescope dedicated to monitoring satellites and missiles. Haleakala Observatory, Maui, Hawaii, USA. The 3.67 - meter telescope dome, known as the Advanced Electro - Optical System (AEOS), owned by the US Department of Defense. It is the United States' largest optical telescope designed for tracking satellites. Mt. Haleakala Observatory located on Maui island, Hawaii / Bridgeman Images
FLO4653501: Byouyanagi or Chinese St. John's wort, Hypericum monogynum (St. John's wort, devil's hunter, fee grass, herb with a thousand virtues, St. Eloi's grass, St. John's grass) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1889. / Bridgeman Images