ELT

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ELT is a next-generation ground-based optical and infrared telescope being built by the European Southern Observatory to become the world’s largest and most powerful visible-light telescope.

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instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument
ground-based telescope
infrared telescope
optical telescope
abbreviationFor extremely large telescope
surface form: Extremely Large Telescope
adaptiveMirrorDesignation M4
comparedTo one of the world’s largest optical/infrared telescopes
constructionStart 2014
designConcept extremely large telescope
designedFor direct imaging of exoplanets
spectroscopy of faint distant objects
fieldStabilizationMirrorDesignation M5
fullName European Extremely Large Telescope
surface form: Extremely Large Telescope
fundingOrganization ESO member states
hasAdaptiveOptics true
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInCountry Chile
locatedInRegion Atacama Desert
location Cerro Armazones
mountType alt-azimuth mount
numberOfPrimaryMirrorSegments 798
observatory ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
surface form: Paranal–Armazones Observatory
operator European Southern Observatory
organization European Southern Observatory
partOfProgram ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
surface form: ESO Paranal–Armazones Observatory complex
plannedFirstLight late 2020s
primaryMirrorDesignation M1
primaryMirrorDiameter 39 meters
primaryMirrorShape segmented
primaryScienceStrength high angular resolution
high sensitivity
scienceGoals cosmology and dark energy
planet formation
solar system studies
stellar astrophysics
study of exoplanets
study of first stars and galaxies
study of galaxy formation and evolution
scienceInstrumentation suite of first-light instruments
secondaryMirrorDesignation M2
siteAltitude approximately 3046 meters above sea level
status under construction
telescopeType infrared
optical
tertiaryMirrorDesignation M3
wavelengthRange mid-infrared
near-infrared
visible light

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