Telescope · Atacama Desert
Extremely Large Telescope
Also known as ELT
ObservatoriesPlanned39.3 m aperture
Imagery
Age-Defying Star
An age-defying star called IRAS 19312+1950 exhibits features characteristic of a very young star and a very old star.
2016
NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
ESO's Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, will be the world's largest optical/infrared telescope with a 39-metre segmented mirror. It is not yet operational.
Observing bands
Knowledge connections
- Operated byEuropean Southern Observatory
- Located atAtacama Desert
- ObservesVisible light
- ObservesInfrared
- Associated withLaser Guide Star
- Associated withDeformable Mirror
- Associated withHigh-Resolution Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).