Telescope Milestone: Steel Skeleton Completed for World’s Largest Visible and Infrared-Light Telescope!
Cerro Armazones, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, has seen significant progress in the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has completed the dome’s steel skeleton, marking a milestone in the development of the world’s largest visible- and infrared-light telescope. Expected to have its “first light” by 2028, the ELT’s recent progress was showcased through a stunning nighttime photo capturing the Milky Way’s heart overhead. Measuring 262 feet high and …