The beginnings of the ELT dome

Three workers installing scaffolds to construct the walls of the ELT dome at Cerro Armazones, Chile. Once completed the dome will be about 80 metres high and have a diameter of about 88 metres, giving it a footprint roughly equivalent to that of a football pitch.

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ESO

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Id:img-4203
Type:Photographic
Release date:25 January 2022, 15:24
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About the Object

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

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