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RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/116594284984041681
Despite being housed in enclosures that protect them from the extreme desert 🏜️ conditions during the day, #telescope 🔭 mirrors are still exposed at night, and therefore they need to be cleaned and #recoated to keep their reflectivity. A truck carries one of the mirrors of #ESO’s Very Large Telescope (#VLT) to the recoating facility