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Portraits of the large telescope

On this page you will find some of the most outstanding photographs of the Large Size Telescope (LST). Alternatively you can visit the CTAO Flickr or CTAO Instagram page.

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LST-1 during full moon and high levels of Calima in July 2021.

LST-1 during full moon and high levels of Calima in July 2021.

By Alice Donini
LST-1 covered in ice and snow after Winter Storm Filomena in January 2021.

LST-1 covered in ice and snow after Winter Storm Filomena in January 2021.

By Tomohiro Inada
LST-1 covered in ice and snow after Winter Storm Filomena in January 2021.

LST-1 covered in ice and snow after Winter Storm Filomena in January 2021.

By Tomohiro Inada
LST-1 commissioning during the perseid meteor shower in August 2020.

LST-1 commissioning during the perseid meteor shower in August 2020.

By Moritz Huetten
LST-1 during commissioning with the Galactic center in the background.

LST-1 during commissioning with the Galactic center in the background.

By Moritz Huetten
A close up of the LST-1 Camera.

A close up of the LST-1 Camera.

By Tomohiro Inada
LST-1 with the comet NEOWISE (Comet C/2020 F3) reflected in the dish.

LST-1 with the comet NEOWISE (Comet C/2020 F3) reflected in the dish.

By Juliane van Scherpenberg
LST-1 with Shooting Star.

LST-1 with Shooting Star.

By Tomohiro Inada
This shot was taken during a LST-1 commissioning shift at midnight on the night of 6-7 July 2019.

This shot was taken during a LST-1 commissioning shift at midnight on the night of 6-7 July 2019.

By Moritz Hütten and Dirk Hoffmann
On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, more than 200 guests from around the world gathered on the northern array site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to celebrate the inauguration of the first prototype Large-Sized Telescope (LST).

On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, more than 200 guests from around the world gathered on the northern array site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to celebrate the inauguration of the first prototype Large-Sized Telescope (LST).

By Akira Okumura
An artist rendition of four LST and the header background of this website.

An artist rendition of four LST and the header background of this website.

By CTA Consortium, Akihiro Ikeshita, Mero-TSK, International