Mounted image 191: Artist’s rendering of the ELT in operation
This artist’s rendering shows the Extremely Large Telescope in operation on Cerro Armazones in northern Chile. The telescope is shown using lasers to create artificial stars high in the atmosphere. The first stone ceremony for the telescope was attended by the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet Jeria, on 26 May 2017.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Mounted Image
Buy in shop| Id: | mounted_0191 |
| Release date: | 22 October 2012, 18:15 |
| Dimensions: | 58 cm (W) x 80 cm (H) x 2 cm (D) |
| Related archive image: | eso1716a |