ESO Open House Day 2011

The full-size replica of the E-ELT’s 39.3-metre mirror nears completion at ESO’s Open House Day 2011 in Garching bei München, with the ESO Headquarters in the background. The mock-up was made of 798 cardboard hexagons, each around 1.4 metres across. The E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world.

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Release date:17 October 2011, 15:00
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