Alright so we're on our way to the VLT maybe asking yourself what's the VLT
like a Vacon lettuce and tomato? No, it is the Very Large Telescope.
Every astronomy your space nerd is probably at least heard of it.
One of the biggest telescopes in the world it's helped to image black holes it's seen
planets outside our solar system and a bunch of other cool stuff. So they do
tours once a week, and we got a spot in one of them, and so we get to go see how
the magic is made there at the VLT. But to get to the VLT, you got to get to
Chile, and then you got to get to Antofagasta, which is in the north. To
rent the car and then drive about two hours straight out into the desert into
the middle of nowhere where they have some of the clearest skies in the world
which is where they put the VLT.
Yeah we're not even like we're not even gonna see them - there it is! there it is!
on the hilltop
Alright going in to, what was it, UT 1? UT 1 is where they first imaged a
planet outside our solar system. Let's see what the guts look like... oh wow...
Okay so we finally made it here to the second level we're here at the primary
mirror of the UT 1.
and this mirror is 8.2 meters across it's huge.
So right now we're in La Residencia, which is basically where all the
astronomers and people are housed while they're working here at the telescope.
In case you weren't at all interested in the telescope, but you're a film buff, this is
also the building where they filmed the ending scene in Quantum of Solace so, take a look
Alright so we finished up at the VLT, which was pretty mind-blowing.
Jamie: And large. Joe: And large, very large, telescope.
I hope you enjoyed those pictures and
stuff but we had one last surprise in store when we found a sculpture by
the side of the road called the Hand of the Desert.
Not sure I remember how to say it in Spanish. Jamie: Mano... Mano de Desierto?
yeah I think that's a how you say it in Spanish. Yeah kind of quick stop there and I got
some drone footage so check it out