On Friday, January 26, AAI member Dr. Bill Griffeth will describe Paranal Observatory’s four 8.2-meter telescopes, their attached instruments, the technologies used, and research results obtained. Working together, the four scopes become the Very Large Telescope at this great observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Brief introductions to adaptive optics, spectroscopy, diffraction, and interference will be provided. The presentation will include many images made by Paranal instruments as well as several photos and videos of the telescopes and their instruments taken … Read the rest “Monthly meetings are held on the third Friday of each month in the Roy Smith Theatre from September to May. The public is welcome to attend. Registration is not needed and the event is free.”