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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ESO

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Id:e-elt-and-vlt-vsosseum
Type:Collage
Publicatiedatum:31 mei 2013 11:00
Gerelateerde mededelingen:ann13049
Grootte:3514 x 1357 px

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Naam:Extremely Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categorie:ELT
Illustrations

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