ELT site testing - Cerro Macon / Argentina

The ELT programme office has studied half a dozen potential sites for the future ELT observatory. Various aspects need to be considered in the site selection process. Parameters taken into account are not restricted to 'sky quality', but include more general scientific aspects, as well as parameters essential for construction and operations (e.g. accessibility, water and power supply, political stability etc.). The above picture shows a view of the Macon Ridge — or Cerro Macon, a site located in Argentina, as seen from the east. Cerro Macon was not included in the ELT Site Selection Advisory Committee's final short list for the recommended site.

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ESO/G. Lombardi (glphoto.it)

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ID:p1010281
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:29. März 2010 11:01
Größe:3552 x 2368 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Atacama Desert, Extremely Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface
Kategorie:ELT

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