Very Large Telescope - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Paranal Observatory: Encyclopedia Ii - Paranal Observatory - Very Large Telescope
For more details see the main article on the Very Large Telescope. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) consists of four 8.2 m telescopes opera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Very Large Telescope: Encyclopedia - Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope Project (VLT) consists of a system of four separate optical telescopes (the Antu telescope, the Kueyen telescope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Very Large Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Very Large Telescope - General Information
The VLT consists of a cluster of four large (8.2 meter diameter) telescopes, and an interferometer (VLTI) which is used to resolve fine f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Overwhelmingly Large Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Overwhelmingly Large Telescope - Trivia
When completion occurs in 2017, (100 years after the 100 inch (Hooker Mt Wilson) telescope) there will be an 100 meters telescope. .....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia - Telescope
A telescope (from the Greek tele = 'far' and skopein = 'to look or see'; teleskopos = 'far-seeing') is an optical tool which gathers and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Observatory: Encyclopedia - Space Observatory
A space observatory is any instrument in outer space which is used for observation of distant planets, galaxies, and other outer space o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations
Proponents of the Apollo moon landing hoax accusations allege that the Apollo Moon Landings never took place, and were faked by NASA with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atacama: Encyclopedia - Atacama
The Atacama desert of Chile and Peru is a virtually rainless plateau made up of salt basins (salares), sand, and lava flows, extending fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galaxy Abell 1835 Ir1916: Encyclopedia - Galaxy Abell 1835 Ir1916
Abell 1835 IR1916 (also known as Abell 1835, Galaxy Abell 1835, or Galaxy Abell 1835 IR1916) is a candidate for being the most distant ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia - Milky Way
The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaksias), sometimes referred to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Southern Observatory: Encyclopedia Ii - European Southern Observatory - Facilities
Most of its observation facilities are located in Chile (hence the name "Southern"), and the headquarters are located in Garching near Mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Observatory: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Observatory - Introduction
A large number of observatories have been launched into orbit, and most of them have greatly enhanced our knowledge of the cosmos. Perfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - History
The first telescopes may have been Assyrian crystal lenses. Article The Visby lenses tentatively suggest that the technology was known to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extrasolar Planet: Encyclopedia Ii - Extrasolar Planet - Methods Of Detection
There are currently six methods of detecting extrasolar planets which are too faint relative to their much brighter host stars to be dire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fine-structure Constant: Encyclopedia Ii - Fine-structure Constant - Physical Interpretation
For any arbitrary length , the fine-structure constant is the ratio of two energies: (i) the energy needed to bring two electrons from in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Issues Cited In Accusations
A brief treatment of some of the arguments and counter-arguments is given below. For more detail and discussion see the external links. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Structure
As of 2005, the Milky Way is thought to comprise a large barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SBbc (loosely wound barred spiral) with a to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - History
The first telescopes may have been Assyrian crystal lenses. Article Though the Visby lenses tentatively suggest that the technology was k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Issues And Controversies
A brief treatment of some of the arguments and counter-arguments is given below. For more detail and discussion see the external links. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Structure
As of 2005, the Milky Way is thought to comprise a large barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SBbc (loosely wound barred spiral) with a to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - November 2002: Encyclopedia Ii - November 2002 - Events
See also: Israeli-Palestinian conflict War on Terrorism U.S. plan to invade Iraq Stock market downturn of 2002 Corporate accounting scan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Geological Features On Titan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Geological Features On Titan - Albedo Features
Albedo features on Titan are named after sacred or enchanted places in world mythologies and literature. List of geological features on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Introduction
Hoax proponents believe that the Moon landings of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969 and subsequent missions may never have happened, but were in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Conspiracy Theory
Moon landing hoax accusations are commonly treated as an instance of conspiracy theory — a claim that conspirators in the possession of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Telescope Mountings
A simple telescope mount is an altitude-azimuth or altazimuth mount. It is similar to that of a surveying transit. A fork rotates in azim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - The Galactic Neighborhood
The Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy are the major members of the Local Group, a group of some 35 closely bound ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Speed Through Space
In the general sense, the absolute speed of any object through space is not a meaningful question according to Einstein's Special Theory ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Mythology
There are many creation myths around the world regarding the Milky Way. In particular, there are two similar ancient Greek stories that e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Future Of Milky Way
Current measurements suggest the Andromeda Galaxy is approaching us at 300 kilometres per second, and that the Milky Way may collide with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - The Sun's Place In The Milky Way
The Sun (and therefore the Earth and Solar System) may be found close to the inner rim of the Orion Arm, in the Local Fluff, 8.5±0.5 kpc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Age
The age of the Galaxy is currently estimated to be about 13.6 billion (109) years, which is nearly as old as the Universe itself. This es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extrasolar Planet: Encyclopedia Ii - Extrasolar Planet - Notable Extrasolar Planets
See the list of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets for a list of confirmed observations. Extrasolar planet - Table of extremes. N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Types
Telescopes are broadly classified into two main types. Optical telescopes Radio telescopes Optical telescopes are also divided into two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Research Telescopes
Most large research telescopes can operate as either a Cassegrain telescope (longer focal length, and a narrower field with higher magnif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Individuals Featuring In The Controversy
Apollo moon landing hoax accusations - Stanley Kubrick. It has been claimed, without any evidence, that in early 1968 (while 2001: A Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fine-structure Constant: Encyclopedia Ii - Fine-structure Constant - Numerological Explanations
As a dimensionless constant which does not seem to be directly related to any mathematical constant, the fine-structure constant has long...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Types
The telescopes are broadly classified into two main categories. Optical telescopes Radio telescopes The optical telescopes are again di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Telescope Mountings
A simple telescope mount is an altitude-azimuth or altazimuth mount. It is similar to that of a surveying transit. A fork rotates in azim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Research Telescopes
Most large research telescopes can operate as either a cassegrain telescope (longer focal length, and a narrower field with higher magnif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Telescope - Imperfect Images
No telescope can form a perfect image. Even if a reflecting telescope could have a perfect mirror, or a refracting telescope could have a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Speed Through Space
In the general sense, the absolute speed of any object through space is not a meaningful question according to Einstein's Special Theory ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Age
The age of the Galaxy is currently estimated to be about 13.6 billion (109) years, which is nearly as old as the Universe itself. This es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - The Sun's Place In The Milky Way
The Sun (and therefore the Earth and Solar System) may be found close to the inner rim of the Orion Arm, in the Local Fluff, 8.5±0.5 kpc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - The Galactic Neighborhood
The Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy are the major members of the Local Group, a group of some 35 closely bound ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Motives
Several motives have been suggested for the U.S. government to fake the moon landings - some of the recurrent elements are: Distraction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - People Claimed To Be Included In The Hoax
Apollo moon landing hoax accusations - Stanley Kubrick. It has been claimed, without any evidence, that in early 1968 (while 2001: A Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extrasolar Planet: Encyclopedia Ii - Extrasolar Planet - Notable Extrasolar Planets
See the list of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets for a list of confirmed observations. Extrasolar planet - Table of extremes. N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fine-structure Constant: Encyclopedia Ii - Fine-structure Constant - Is The Fine Structure Constant Really Constant?
Physicists have been wondering whether the fine structure constant is really a constant, i.e. whether it always had the same value over t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milky Way: Encyclopedia Ii - Milky Way - Mythology
There are many creation myths around the world regarding the Milky Way. In particular, there are two similar ancient Greek stories that e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extrasolar Planet: Encyclopedia Ii - Extrasolar Planet - Solar System Formation Processes
One question raised by the detection of extrasolar planets is why so many of the detected planets are gas giants which, in comparison to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Observing The Landing Sites
Some hoax advocates have proposed that the only convincing evidence that the landings did indeed occur would be in the form of observatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extrasolar Planet: Encyclopedia Ii - Extrasolar Planet - History Of Detection
Discoveries regarding extrasolar planets were first published in 1989, [1] [2] when variations in the radial velocities of HD 114762 and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Southern Observatory: Encyclopedia Ii - European Southern Observatory - Instruments At La Silla
Of the eighteen telescopes at La Silla Observatory, three are operated by ESO for use by the ESO astronomical community: European Southe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Southern Observatory: Encyclopedia Ii - European Southern Observatory - Instruments At Paranal
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is the main instrument, composed of four near-identical 8.2 m telescopes. In addition the four main telesc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Very Large Telescope: Encyclopedia Ii - Very Large Telescope - Interferometry And The Vlti
Most interferometry will be done using 1.8 meter Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs), which will be dedicated to full-time interferometric measure...   » Read the article