The World's Largest Telescope. E-ELT gets ready for action GOODNEWS.WS



http://goodnews.ws/ This video shows an artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope, the E-ELT. The protective dome is seen opening for a night observing the optical and infrared skies. The E-ELT is a revolutionary telescope with a 40-metre-class main mirror. When complete the telescope will be the world's "biggest eye on the sky". - The E-ELT in Action (artist's impression). This video shows an artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope, the E-ELT. The protective dome is seen opening for a night observing the optical and infrared skies. The E-ELT is a revolutionary telescope with a 40-metre-class main mirror. When complete the telescope will be the world's "biggest eye on the sky". - E-ELT Laser Guide Star.Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in its enclosure on Cerro Armazones during night-time observations. The four beams shooting skywards are lasers that create artificial stars high in the Earth's atmosphere. These form part of a sophisticated system to correct for turbulence and create much sharper images. The 40-metre-class E-ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world — the world's biggest eye on the sky. Operations are planned to start early in the next decade, and the E-ELT will tackle some of the biggest scientific challenges of our time. - E-ELT mirror segments under test. - 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 video shows engineers adjusting the complex support mechanisms that control the shape and positioning of two of the 798 segments that will form the complete primary mirror of the telescope.Credit:ESO/L. Calçada and H. Zodet The World's Largest Telescope. E-ELT gets ready for action WW.GOODNEWS.WS http://goodnews.ws/

Comments

  1. testing a few small mirrors  is a long way off 
  2. I thought I was going to see the largest telescope in the world, not some bodies idea of it. There's a million projected plans out there but until they get funding and actually start building that's all they are
  3. because it's finnished in 10 years..
  4. ..now we have to wait 10 years..
  5. Wonderful.


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