Long dead thread, but there's been a construction update in May:
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source: Wikipedia
source: Wikipedia
CHILE | Extremely Large Telescope - ELT | U/C
I know this is not an "urban" development since for it to work it has to be as far away from any city as possible, but considering its huge size and engineering significance I feel it is far more appropriate for it to have a thread in this section rather than be hidden away somewhere.
Here's the wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Extremely_Large_Telescope
Mountaintop blasted to build huge telescope
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27902611
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credit: ESO
This pic is too large so I only post the link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Latest_Rendering_of_the_E-ELT.jpg
credit: ESO
Here's the wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Extremely_Large_Telescope
Here's an article from BBC News confirming that preparation work has begun:
Mountaintop blasted to build huge telescope
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27902611
And some pictures of what it is supposed to look like:
credit: ESO
This pic is too large so I only post the link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Latest_Rendering_of_the_E-ELT.jpg
credit: ESO
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Damn this thing is massive!
Fantastic! Keep the updates coming.
What's with the circle labelled "PEE"?!? :lol:
Not as cool as the SKA ( Square Kilometer Array ) in the Karoo dessert of South Africa
I don't think it makes any sense to compare optical telescopes to radio telescopes. They look at the same things, but otherwise they're completely different devices.
“Punto de encuentro de emergencia” which means emergency meeting point
https://www.space.com/41202-new-adaptive-optics-produces-stunning-views.html
This article talks about a new adaptive optics upgrade at the Very Large Telescope which makes its images as sharp as the Hubble Space Telescope, and in the end of the article it mentions how it is a test run for the much larger Extremely Large Telescope.
If you can snap Hubble-grade Neptune images with the VLT, imagine with the ELT, should be able to snap some Kuiper Belt Objects and such.
This article talks about a new adaptive optics upgrade at the Very Large Telescope which makes its images as sharp as the Hubble Space Telescope, and in the end of the article it mentions how it is a test run for the much larger Extremely Large Telescope.
If you can snap Hubble-grade Neptune images with the VLT, imagine with the ELT, should be able to snap some Kuiper Belt Objects and such.
This thing is truly massive
Soon to be joined by the Thirty Meter Telescope in the Northern Hemisphere. Very glad the Hawaiian Supreme Court gave the final go-ahead to the telescope.
Are there any updates in 2021?
Wish the 30 Meter Telescope in Hawaii would get started too, Tired of waiting for that one.
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