Daily Image
06-10-2006
Test-mount for X-Shooter prism
| Submitter: | Rik ter horst |
| Description: | Test mount for a prism of the X-Shooter Spectrograph, showing a complex structure of cooling pads to ensure a uniform cooling of the prism. X-shooter is a near infrared spectrograph for use with the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. ASTRON participates in a European consortium that is building the instrument. |
| Copyright: | astron |
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