Postcard: The ELT (Extremely Large Telescope)

An artist's impression of the ELT, with all four of its Adaptive Optics lasers firing into the night sky. Currently under construction, the ELT is expected to see first light in 2024.

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Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)

About the Postcard

Id:postcard_0043
Release date:22 February 2015, 10:57
Dimensions:17 cm (W) x 12 cm (H) x 0.01 cm (D)

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