ESO Astronomy - Unit telescope 4 (called Yepun) at ESO's VLT sends up laser light to create an artificial guide star. This is part of the Adaptive Optics system at the VLT.
![LGSF overview installed on VLT-UT4 (Yepun). Note that the Laser Clean... | Download Scientific Diagram LGSF overview installed on VLT-UT4 (Yepun). Note that the Laser Clean... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roberto-Tamai-2/publication/228951550/figure/fig1/AS:393613491097611@1470856177682/LGSF-overview-installed-on-VLT-UT4-Yepun-Note-that-the-Laser-Clean-Room-is-part-of-the_Q640.jpg)
LGSF overview installed on VLT-UT4 (Yepun). Note that the Laser Clean... | Download Scientific Diagram
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Telescope Yepun - Paranal Observatory, Chile - Yepun and the Magellanic clouds - Paranal Observatory, Chile: The 8,2m
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![English: A laser beam shoots out of Yepun, the fourth Unit Telescope of Europe's flagship observatory, ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). This beam is used to create an artificial star above Paranal English: A laser beam shoots out of Yepun, the fourth Unit Telescope of Europe's flagship observatory, ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). This beam is used to create an artificial star above Paranal](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2bamapb/english-a-laser-beam-shoots-out-of-yepun-the-fourth-unit-telescope-of-europes-flagship-observatory-esos-very-large-telescope-vlt-this-beam-is-used-to-create-an-artificial-star-above-paranal-to-assist-the-adaptive-optics-instruments-on-the-vlt-adaptive-optics-is-a-technique-that-allows-astronomers-to-overcome-the-blurring-effect-of-the-atmosphere-and-obtain-images-almost-as-sharp-as-would-be-possible-if-the-whole-telescope-were-placed-in-space-above-earths-atmosphere-adaptive-optics-however-requires-a-nearby-reference-star-that-has-to-be-relatively-bright-thereby-limiting-the-ar-2bamapb.jpg)