Blanco Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope stands tall at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile. The Blanco began operating in 1976, providing astronomers with a world-class observatory in the southern hemisphere, and it continues to produce cutting-edge science. The Blanco is currently equipped with the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a state-of-the-art 500-megapixel camera that completed the five-year Dark Energy Survey in early 2019. DECam continues with an expanded mission and is providing astronomers with a powerful tool for studying dark energy, exoplanets, and more.
Credit:DES/DOE/FNAL/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Hahn
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2106h |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Jan. 14, 2021, 9 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2106 |
Size: | 4032 x 6048 px |
About the Object
Name: | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope |
Category: | CTIO |
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