Lining up ELT mirror segments for shipping

This picture, taken inside a storage facility near Poitiers, France, shows the first segments of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope main mirror packaged into individual boxes, ready for shipping. In total, 798 mirror segments will comprise the 39-metre diameter mirror, with 133 additional segments also being produced. On this occasion, only the first 18 were in the process of being shipped.

Credit:

ESO/A. Centeio

About the Image

Id:eso2319d
Type:Photographic
Release date:18 December 2023, 14:00
Related releases:eso2319
Size:4000 x 3000 px

About the Object

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

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