Cranes over the ELT dome

Taken in late September 2023, this aerial photograph looks out over the ever-growing structure of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) and the expanse of the Atacama Desert below. The cranes dotted around the construction site have been hard at work piecing together the structure of the dome, which will be around 80 metres high and weigh 6100 tonnes when it is finished.

Credit:

ESO/G. Vecchia

About the Image

Id:dji-0644
Type:Photographic
Release date:4 October 2023, 18:10
Size:5472 x 3078 px

About the Object

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

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