Size comparison of the ELT and Big Ben
This artist's impression shows ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, next to Big Ben in London, United Kingdom. The ELT's dome will reach about 80 metres in height, making it only about 16 metres shorter than Big Ben.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Image
Id: | ELTBigBen-00486-cc |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 25 May 2016, 15:00 |
Related releases: | eso1617 |
Size: | 4792 x 3000 px |
About the Object
Name: | Extremely Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | ELT Illustrations |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
2.2 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
12.8 MB
Publication JPEG
1.6 MB
Screensize JPEG
106.1 KB