ELT and VLT vs Colosseum

Present and future observatories compared to a marvel from the past. The ELT dome will be 100 metres in diameter, about the size of the Colosseum in Rome, but atop a 3000-metre mountaintop. For comparison, each of the four VLT unit telescopes are 25 metres high, about the size of an eight-storey building.

This picture is based on a preliminary design for the ELT.

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Om bilden

ID:e-elt-and-vlt-vsosseum
Typ:Kollage
Publiceringsdatum:31 maj 2013 11:00
Relaterade organisationsmeddelanden:ann13049
Storlek:3514 x 1357 px

Om objektet

Namn:Extremely Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategori:ELT
Illustrations

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