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The Precision Integrated-optics Near-infrared Imaging Experiment (PIONIER) is a visiting instrument at the ESO's Paranal Observatory,[1] part of the VLTI astronomical observatory. It combines the light from four telescopes simultaneously and provide 0.002 arc seconds of angular resolution, the equivalent angular resolution of a 100 m telescope.[citation needed]
Alternative names | PIONIER |
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Part of | Very Large Telescope Interferometer |
First light | November 2010 |
Telescope style | astronomical instrument |
PIONIER has been built at LAOG and has been installed at VLTI in November 2010.[citation needed]
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