European Extremely Large Telescope Mirror Support
by European Southern Observatory/science Photo Library
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European Extremely Large Telescope Mirror Support
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European Southern Observatory/science Photo Library
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European Extremely Large Telescope mirror support. The planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is under construction on top of the Cerro Amazones mountain in the Atacama Desert, Chile. When completed, this optical/infrared telescope will have a 39.3-metre diameter primary mirror, the largest on Earth, and will be used to study extrasolar planets, super-massive black holes and dark matter. The contract for its construction was signed at a ceremony in Germany on 25th May 2016. Photographed in 2012.
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November 14th, 2019
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