Artist’s impression of the E-ELT at night
Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) at night whilst observations are in progress. The 39-metre E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world — the world's biggest eye on the sky. Operations are planned to start early in the next decade, and the E-ELT will tackle some of the biggest scientific challenges of our time.
The design for the E-ELT shown here was published in 2009 and is preliminary.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Image
Id: | eso1225b |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 11 June 2012, 19:30 |
Related releases: | eso1225 |
Size: | 4000 x 2250 px |
About the Object
Name: | Extremely Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | ELT Illustrations |
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