Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
scitechdaily.com/30-minutes-to-the-top-climbing-the-worlds-largest-telescope-in-the-atacama-desert
The central tower that will hold some of the world’s most sophisticated mirrors is now installed on ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The tower is 3 stories tall and has to be as rigid and lightweight as possible – a true feat of engineering. The tower will hold 3 of the ELT's 5 mirrors; they will correct the blur caused by atmospheric turbulence and relay the light to the scientific instruments by the side of the telescope.
Credit: ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida
Written by: Bárbara Ferreira
Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, Jose Porte, Fernando Carrasco, Paulo Ferreira, Apical.
Music: Jon Kennedy – Funk Construction.
scitechdaily.com/30-minutes-to-the-top-climbing-the-worlds-largest-telescope-in-the-atacama-desert
The central tower that will hold some of the world’s most sophisticated mirrors is now installed on ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The tower is 3 stories tall and has to be as rigid and lightweight as possible – a true feat of engineering. The tower will hold 3 of the ELT's 5 mirrors; they will correct the blur caused by atmospheric turbulence and relay the light to the scientific instruments by the side of the telescope.
Credit: ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida
Written by: Bárbara Ferreira
Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, Jose Porte, Fernando Carrasco, Paulo Ferreira, Apical.
Music: Jon Kennedy – Funk Construction.
