Participants signing the agreement between ESO and Chile to promote scientific and technological cooperation with the ELT

Today, ESO and the Government of Chile, through its National Research and Development Agency (ANID), signed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement for the construction and operation of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ESO's ELT), which will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world. Front line, from left to right: Aisén Etcheverry, National Director of ANID, and Xavier Barcons, Director General of ESO. Second row from left to right: Alex Wetzig, Daniela Barría, Andrés Couve, Carolina Valdivia, Luis Chavarría, Andreas Kaufer.