ESOcast 176 Light: Building the Biggest Optical Telescope in the World (4K UHD)

Construction is underway at Cerro Armazones -- the future home of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). When construction is done the ELT will be the largest optical telescope​ ever built -- a dome the size of a cathedral.

The video is available in 4K UHD.

The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases.

Credit:

ESO.

Directed by: Nico Bartmann.
Editing: Nico Bartmann.
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Ivana Kurecic and Calum Turner.
Music: Konstantino Polizois (soundcloud.com/konstantino-polizois).
Footage and photos: ESO, G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com), L. Calçada and ACe Consortium.
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

About the Video

Id:esocast176a
Release date:10 September 2018, 11:30
Duration:01 m 16 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:Extremely Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:ELT
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