![This extremely large footprint will form the foundation of the Extremely Large Telescope, set to become the largest optical telescope in the world (collecting 200x as much light as Hubble) : r/space This extremely large footprint will form the foundation of the Extremely Large Telescope, set to become the largest optical telescope in the world (collecting 200x as much light as Hubble) : r/space](https://i.redd.it/kc9tvk9zqbw11.jpg)
This extremely large footprint will form the foundation of the Extremely Large Telescope, set to become the largest optical telescope in the world (collecting 200x as much light as Hubble) : r/space
![European "Extremely Large Telescope" in Cerro Amazones, Atacama Desert, Chile (3km above sea level) : r/pics European "Extremely Large Telescope" in Cerro Amazones, Atacama Desert, Chile (3km above sea level) : r/pics](https://external-preview.redd.it/Ff60fHJxhsIlJkexLQ9DU2W_a28eSOiaaB_tSLqobAA.jpg?auto=webp&s=d2fefb2dc1bd79932633d544dbc320e00d6bb91d)
European "Extremely Large Telescope" in Cerro Amazones, Atacama Desert, Chile (3km above sea level) : r/pics
![TIL the 'Overwhelmingly Large Telescope' was a conceptual European observatory that was intended to have a single aperture of 100 meters in diameter, but due to the complexity and cost of a TIL the 'Overwhelmingly Large Telescope' was a conceptual European observatory that was intended to have a single aperture of 100 meters in diameter, but due to the complexity and cost of a](https://external-preview.redd.it/xA3kShuy5RIbLa8fKDswgPoSkbF_ITIdk2UOUEW201M.jpg?auto=webp&s=a74e822a686b78d21d31126cbed1db0bbfcd1d28)
TIL the 'Overwhelmingly Large Telescope' was a conceptual European observatory that was intended to have a single aperture of 100 meters in diameter, but due to the complexity and cost of a
![I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC] : r/space I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC] : r/space](https://i.redd.it/0r1ka79uxwm41.jpg)
I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC] : r/space
![Size of the European Extremely Large Telescope (first light planned for 2024) compared to the Very Large Telescope and the Colosseum : r/space Size of the European Extremely Large Telescope (first light planned for 2024) compared to the Very Large Telescope and the Colosseum : r/space](https://external-preview.redd.it/Xuy0mxnschBlbusP6kAnEjGdR-YW6s2uVVcZocatM7w.jpg?auto=webp&s=6eb8ac837884f5d7658e25de1db834b4dd6e411e)
Size of the European Extremely Large Telescope (first light planned for 2024) compared to the Very Large Telescope and the Colosseum : r/space
![Engineers are about to blast away the top of a Chilean mountain to create a site for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It will allow us, for the first time, to directly Engineers are about to blast away the top of a Chilean mountain to create a site for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It will allow us, for the first time, to directly](https://external-preview.redd.it/j2b1ayE3BCpdQS4VzyDQ6x0fhiHB6DItrFAaPSLuxEo.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8e73bc9a89d6606018c3ac739e1e85221f87165d)
Engineers are about to blast away the top of a Chilean mountain to create a site for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It will allow us, for the first time, to directly
![The Very Large Telescope/Paranal (Chile) at sunset - UT1/UT2/UT3/UT4 and the four ATs : r/astrophysics The Very Large Telescope/Paranal (Chile) at sunset - UT1/UT2/UT3/UT4 and the four ATs : r/astrophysics](https://i.redd.it/qgc8jr52vsz21.jpg)
The Very Large Telescope/Paranal (Chile) at sunset - UT1/UT2/UT3/UT4 and the four ATs : r/astrophysics
![Work begins on Extremely Large Telescope, will be able to image tiny Earth-like planets from light years away | Extremetech Work begins on Extremely Large Telescope, will be able to image tiny Earth-like planets from light years away | Extremetech](https://i.extremetech.com/imagery/content-types/02ipta0OQzGX8SFlNTLZBRd/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.jpg)
Work begins on Extremely Large Telescope, will be able to image tiny Earth-like planets from light years away | Extremetech
![Lego model of the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT)- note truck in lower left for scale! : r/lego Lego model of the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT)- note truck in lower left for scale! : r/lego](https://preview.redd.it/diheoz4xermy.png?auto=webp&s=60035f7c1265570a97eee747504abd0ef1787830)
Lego model of the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT)- note truck in lower left for scale! : r/lego
![Green Light for European Extremely Large Telescope Construction: Spending of around one billion euros has been authorised for the first phase. : r/space Green Light for European Extremely Large Telescope Construction: Spending of around one billion euros has been authorised for the first phase. : r/space](https://external-preview.redd.it/rTu8CLLtU5M3EskJmxYUQHJuRU2haPQZ1kgZk1GZBBw.jpg?auto=webp&s=5bffc0d6ef5eb9def28a74a9f0570d383a20a9aa)
Green Light for European Extremely Large Telescope Construction: Spending of around one billion euros has been authorised for the first phase. : r/space
![The Very Large Telescope's (VLT) Lasers pierce the stunning dark skies of the Atacama Desert : r/interestingasfuck The Very Large Telescope's (VLT) Lasers pierce the stunning dark skies of the Atacama Desert : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/the-very-large-telescopes-vlt-lasers-pierce-the-stunning-v0-sq2k5amlsz4b1.jpg?auto=webp&s=9979f927cb10750ba1a71373862e326adda069ee)
The Very Large Telescope's (VLT) Lasers pierce the stunning dark skies of the Atacama Desert : r/interestingasfuck
![The Biggest Telescope in the World is Half Built - Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is set to come online in 2028 : r/space The Biggest Telescope in the World is Half Built - Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is set to come online in 2028 : r/space](https://external-preview.redd.it/the-biggest-telescope-in-the-world-is-half-built-extremely-v0-A5frU3s6S5HuEnXTXFrYHr2dHb7RbQIFpfMNqcRgZbw.jpg?auto=webp&s=109b705cbf675704eb2a1f96f27441afc1ed1535)
The Biggest Telescope in the World is Half Built - Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is set to come online in 2028 : r/space
![New telescope, to be finished in 2027, will have a mirror with an area of 978 square meters. : r/Futurology New telescope, to be finished in 2027, will have a mirror with an area of 978 square meters. : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/xbUsamDXw5iBCdtcBHPpnut8Zn1TbgltFX0rel13RE0.jpg?auto=webp&s=e82f693706ca58f297b24850071fb1e1314b967a)