E-ELT groundbreaking event
Today a groundbreaking ceremony took place to mark the next major milestone towards ESO’s European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). Part of the 3000-metre peak of Cerro Armazones was blasted away as a step towards levelling the summit in preparation for the construction of the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world.
This view is from Cerro Paranal at a distance of 20 kilometres.
Credit:ESO/I. Saviane
About the Image
| Id: | eso1419d |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 19 June 2014, 23:20 |
| Related releases: | eso1419 |
| Size: | 3184 x 2016 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cerro Armazones, Extremely Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope Early Universe : People : Other/General |
| Category: | ELT People and Events |
