The Very Large Telescope (VLT) (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

The Very Large Telescope (VLT)

Caption

The Very Large Telescope, or VLT, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert. VLT's instrumentation was adapted to conduct a search for planets in the Alpha Centauri system as part of the Breakthrough initiatives. This stunning image of the VLT is painted with the colors of sunset and reflected in water on the platform.

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A. Ghizzi Panizza/ESO

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