# The most powerful laser guide star system in the world sees first light at the Paranal Observatory vid

This video sequence shows the four beams emerging from the new laser system on Unit Telescope 4 of the VLT.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: ESO/F. Kamphues/S. Lowery/G. Hüdepohl
- Genres: Science
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_most_powerful_laser_guide_star_system_in_the_world_sees_first_light_at_the_Paranal_Observatory_vid.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: ESO/F. Kamphues/S. Lowery/G. Hüdepohl
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/48419726?play=1)