File:Interactive panorama of the Extremely Large Telescope construction site (potw2215b).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionInteractive panorama of the Extremely Large Telescope construction site (potw2215b).jpg |
English: Is that Tatooine with the Millenium Falcon I see? No, in fact this Picture of the Week shows the foundations of the world’s biggest eye on the sky: ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)! Currently under construction at the top of Cerro Armazones in the Chilean Atacama Desert, the ELT will begin scientific operations in 2027, and is set to become one of the world's leading astronomical facilities. This panorama shows the first hints of the ELT’s large spherical dome, which will house a huge 39 m primary mirror, M1. The mirror is composed of 798 hexagonal segments and will be controlled in real time by a system of high precision sensors to keep them perfectly aligned, a technique called active optics. Another mirror, M4, will deform up to 1000 times per second to correct the effects of atmospheric turbulence. This technology, called adaptive optics, will allow the ELT to take incredibly detailed images of celestial bodies.The picture also highlights the isolation of the ELT site from the light pollution caused by nearby cities. The Cerro Armazones plateau lies at an altitude of 3000 m, and experiences over 320 cloudless nights a year, making this an ideal spot for observing the cosmos. Curious to see how the construction is progressing? Then check out our webcams! |
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Date | Taken in 2022 | ||
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Author | G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO | ||
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Credit/Provider | G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO |
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Source | European Southern Observatory |
Author | Gerhard Hüdepohl |
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Date and time of data generation | 06:00, 11 April 2022 |
JPEG file comment | 360 degree panorama of the ELT construction site, January 2022 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0.1 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 12:12, 19 January 2022 |
Projection type | Equirectangular |
Use panorama viewer | Yes |
Panorama cropped width | 25,918 |
Panorama cropped height | 12,959 |
Panorama full width | 25,918 |
Panorama full height | 12,959 |
Panorama left crop | 0 |
Panorama top crop | 0 |
Initial view heading (degrees) | 0 |
Initial view roll (degrees) | 0 |
Stitching software | PTGui Pro 12.9 (www.ptgui.com) |
Date and time of digitizing | 10:26, 13 January 2022 |
Date metadata was last modified | 09:12, 19 January 2022 |
Rating (out of 5) | 1 |
Unique ID of original document | 9C0639C46E719B35A744062C823575A7 |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
Keywords | Extremely Large Telescope |
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Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, None, D-85748 Germany |
IIM version | 4 |