Summary:
- The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning photo of the construction site for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which will be the world's largest optical/near-infrared telescope once completed.
- The ELT, currently under construction in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, will have a primary mirror 39 meters (128 feet) in diameter, allowing it to collect more light and provide unprecedented views of the universe.
- The image shows the massive scale of the project, with heavy construction equipment and the telescope's massive dome structure visible, as the team works to assemble this groundbreaking new observatory.