Das größte Auge auf den Himmel

Das Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) der Europäischen Südsternwarte in Chile.
Europa wird in Chile das Extremely Large Telescope, das größte optische Teleskop der Welt, errichten.
Das Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) der Europäischen Südsternwarte in Chile.

Artists impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world — the worlds biggest eye on the sky.
Ein großes Observatorium mit geöffneter Kuppel in einer Wüstenlandschaft.

Artists impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in its enclosure on Cerro Armazones, a 3060-metre mountaintop in Chiles Atacama Desert. The 39.3-metre E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world — the worlds
Ein Observatorium unter einem sternenklaren Nachthimmel mit der Milchstraße.

Artists impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) at night whilst observations are in progress. The 39.3-metre E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world — the worlds biggest eye on the sky. Operations are pl
Eine schematische Darstellung des Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) der ESO.

Birds eye view of the elaborate 3-dimensional model of the European Extremely Large Telescope developed to determine expected performance during observing conditions. With a 40-metre-class diameter primary mirror, the present baseline, its total rotating
Eine Gruppe von Menschen steht auf einer Wiese neben einer großen, kreisförmigen Struktur aus sechseckigen Platten.

A full-sized mock-up of the E-ELT primary mirror built by participants at ESOs Open House Day 2011.
Ein Mann arbeitet an einem sechseckigen Spiegel in einer Werkshalle.

Several test segments of the giant primary mirror of the E-ELT are currently undergoing testing close to ESO’s headquarters in Garching, Germany. This picture shows an engineer adjusting the complex support mechanisms that control the shape and posit
Auf einem felsigen Hügel stehen zwei Sendemasten und einige Gebäude.

On 26 April 2010, the ESO Council selected Cerro Armazones as the site for the planned 40-metre-class European Extremely Large Telescope. Cerro Armazones is an isolated mountain at 3060 metres altitude in the central part of Chiles Atacama Desert, some 13
Ein großes Observatorium steht auf einem Hügel in einer trockenen Landschaft.

Artists impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) on Cerro Armazones, a 3060-metre mountaintop in Chiles Atacama Desert. The E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world — the worlds biggest eye on the sky.
Eine braune Hügellandschaft unter einem klaren, blauen Himmel. Auf dem Gipfel des Hügels befinden sich Antennen.

View of Cerro Armazones in the Chilean desert, near ESOs Paranal Observatory, site of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Cerro Armazones was chosen as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which, with its 40-metre-class diamete
Ein Observatorium mit geöffneter Kuppel und einem Teleskop unter blauem Himmel.

The E-ELT here seen in a scale comparison with one of the VLT domes.
Ein Größenvergleich des Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) mit dem Wiener Stephansdom in einer Wüstenlandschaft.

E-ELT and VLT sizes compared with the St.Stephans cathedral.
Eine schematische Schnittansicht eines Observatoriums mit Teleskop und Kuppelstruktur.

Section view of the E-ELT dome. This dome design, presented in November 2008 at the Baseline Reference Design version 3, is the result for a detailed design study and was realised together with ESOs industrial partners. The dome is about 80 m high and has
Ein großes Teleskop auf einem Berg unter dem Sternenhimmel sendet Laserstrahlen aus.

Artists impression of the four laser stars that the European Extremely Large Telescope will use.
Das Innere eines großen Observatoriums mit einem Teleskop und einer sich öffnenden Kuppel.

June 2009 version of the design of the 40-metre-class European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in its enclosure, currently being planned by ESO (artist’s impression). On the right side of the supporting structure of the telescope the instrument pla
Ein großes Observatorium mit geöffneter Kuppel auf einem Bergplateau.

A new architectural concept drawing of ESO’s planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) shows the telescope at work, with its dome open and its record-setting 40-metre-class primary mirror pointed to the sky. In this illustration, clouds floa

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