2026-07-20 07:07 UTC
The world’s biggest eye on the sky is taking shape 🤩
Watch a year and a half of progress unfold in this time-lapse of out Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — now more than 75% complete!
Since 2025, the telescope’s construction has seen important milestones, from the ELT's dome and main structure to off-site development of mirrors and instruments.
Discover them: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2629a/
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@kineticdiplomacy@infosec.exchange 2026-07-20 07:48
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social too bad all the thousands of highly reflective sattellites being launched will make it unusable.
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@MokhtarStork@zirk.us 2026-07-20 09:51
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social It reminds of the Tower of Babel... reaching out to the heavens.
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@Rwthless@mastodon.social 2026-07-20 14:08
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social The 5 Km array could be the largest ever.