World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)

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January 19, 2025, 1:00 PM

• •The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed.
• •The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert.
• •The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028.

The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert. The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028.

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