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The E-ELT (artist's impression)
ESO's European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is ranked as one of two top-priority large ground-based projects in the ASTRONET Roadmap for European astronomy, which is backed by the entire European scientific community and supported by the European Commission. The current design of the E-ELT in its enclosure is seen here. The E-ELT will be mounted on a central concrete pier that ensures a minimum clearance of 10 m above the ground. It will be shielded from the wind by a dome enclosure. This dome will have an approximate height of 90 m and a footprint of about 90 m diameter.
The design for the E-ELT shown here was published in 2008 and is preliminary.
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ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0843a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 25 November 2008 |
| Related releases: | eso0843 |
| Size: | 4961 x 3307 px |
About the Object
| Name: | European Extremely Large Telescope |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope • X - Illustrations • X - E-ELT |
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