The ELT primary mirror
The 40-metre-class primary mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope will consist of almost 800 hexagonal segments, each 1.4 metres wide, but only 50 mm thick.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | segmented-mirror |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:18 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Extremely Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | ELT |
