360° night sky over Cerro Armazones

Fish-eye view of the night sky taken from the site-testing facilities at Cerro Armazones, the selected site for the planned Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). With its 40-metre-class diameter mirror, the ELT will be the world’s biggest eye on the sky. The Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud are visible in the upper part of the image.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:armazones-360exp
Type:Photographic
Release date:10 May 2010, 17:28
Size:4288 x 2844 px

About the Object

Name:Extremely Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky
Category:ELT
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