Re-coating a VERY LARGE telescope mirror @DeepSkyVideos

Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

How are the four 8.2m mirrors at the Very Large Telescope moved and re-coated with aluminium?
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Filmed at the European Southern Observatory's site at Paranal, Chile.

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Video by Brady Haran

Re-coating a VERY LARGE telescope mirror

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