All images and animations in this gallery are courtesy of the EST project, unless stated otherwise.
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EST Image Gallery
EST Panoramic View
EST Vertical Cut
EST Vertical Cut
EST Optical Path
Dome
Telescope
Pier Optical Path
Pier
Coudé Room
Animations
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MCAO System
The Pier Optical Path (POP) will send the light into the building. The inset shows four of the five deformable mirrors of the EST multi-conjugated adaptive optics system. The first one is M2, which will be an adaptive secondary mirror. The arrangement of the deformable mirrors is such that they are polarimetrically compensated. Download full video HERE. Credit: Gabriel Pérez (IAC)