Sheltering the ELT
A huge structure is required to protect ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) from the elements. The telescope's structure and optical elements, including its giant 39-metre main mirror, will be housed in the largest telescope dome in the world, about 88 meters across, which is shown in this 3D rendering, along with the auxiliary building. The ELT's dome will open its large sliding doors during the nightly telescope observations, while the rest of the structure shelters the telescope from the wind. The entire upper enclosure will rotate to allow the telescope to observe almost the entire visible night sky.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | ELT5k-6-wide_cc |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 15 September 2020, 12:01 |
Size: | 3000 x 1382 px |
About the Object
Name: | Extremely Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | ELT |