Very Large Telescope (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Very Large Telescope

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The telescope used to view the 2,000-year-old remnant of the nova: the most powerful laser guide star system in the world showing its four laser beams coming from the system at the main telescope 4 at the VLT (Very Large Telescope).

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ESO / F Kamphues

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