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| E-ELT site testing — Vizcachas / Chile |
The European Extremely Large Telescope |
The E-ELT (artist's impression) |
E-ELT and VLT vs St.Stephan's cathedral |
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| E-ELT and VLT vs Brandenburger Tor |
E-ELT and VLT vs Atomium |
E-ELT M5 support system being tested |
Cerro Armazones at night |
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| Cerro Armazones at night |
E-ELT site testing - Cerro Macon / Argentina |
The E-ELT Enclosure Inside |
The E-ELT |
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| E-ELT and VLT vs Sydney Opera |
E-ELT and VLT vs Pisa Tower |
E-ELT and VLT vs Colosseum |
E-ELT and VLT vs Statue of Liberty |
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| E-ELT and VLT vs Sagrada Familia |
Prototype of part of the adaptive support system of the E-ELT |
Full-sized E-ELT mirror mock-up |
VLT Site Testing |
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| E-ELT possible site — Cerro Tolonchar / Chile |
E-ELT edge-sensor testbed |
The Active Phasing Experiment (APE) installed on the VLT |
Components of the Active Phasing Experiment (APE) |
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| Components of the Active Phasing Experiment (APE) |
Components of the Active Phasing Experiment (APE) |
E-ELT edge-sensor testbed |
E-ELT edge-sensor testbed |
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| The E-ELT Primary Mirror |
VLT Site Testing |
Paranal from Cerro Ventarrones |
Inside the E-ELT |
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| ASM Mirror Gap Control |
E-ELT mirrors |
E-ELT mirrors |
Taking a break |
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| Lunch Break during the VLT Site Testing |
Site testing for the VLT atop Cerro Armazones |
E-ELT Tip-tilt Unit |
E-ELT and VLT sizes compared with Brandenburger Tor. |
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| E-ELT scaled segmented mirror |
E-ELT scaled segmented mirror |
E-ELT scaled segmented mirror |
E-ELT scaled segmented mirror |
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| E-ELT scaled segmented mirror |
VLT Site Testing |
E-ELT site testing - Cerro Macon / Argentina |
E-ELT 3D rendering |
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| E-ELT Rendering |
E-ELT 3D rendering |
Artist's impression of the E-ELT and the starry night sky |
VLT Site Testing |