First light of the VLT Unit Telescope 1.

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Jun 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998msngr..92....2g&link_type=abstract

The Messenger, vol. 92, p. 2-3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Vlt: Observations

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The VLT represents a major new step forward for world astronomy. The new concept of active control of a thin monolithic large mirror, embodied in the design, yields, even at this early stage, an angular resolution among the finest ever achieved in optical and infrared wavelengths from the ground. The full realisation of the VLT array (which will include four 8.2-metre and three 1.8-metre telescopes) will result in a combination of area and angular resolution which will permit us to achieve sensitivity comparable or superior to any on Earth. When the array is used in the interferometric mode, it will result in angular resolution superior to that yet achieved in space.

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