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The VLTI -- A Status Report
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Astronomical Coordinate SystemPhotometryStellar InterferometerEngineeringTechnology Readiness LevelVery Large TelescopeConformance TestingInterferometryVlt InterferometerStatus ReportSpace OpticAstronomical Image AnalysisComputer ScienceInformation ManagementRadio TelescopeData ManagementAstrophysics
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) Observatory on Cerro Paranal (2635 m) in Northern Chile is approaching completion. After the four 8-m Unit Telescopes (UT) individually saw first light in the last years, two of them were combined for the first time on October 30, 2001 to form a stellar interferometer, the VLT Interferometer. The remaining two UTs will be integrated into the interferometric array later this year. In this article, we will describe the subsystems of the VLTI and the planning for the following years.