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The dome and skeleton of the ESO Extremely Large Telescope. Source: ESO/G.Vecchia The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which is designed to observe ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the construction of the Extremely ...

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CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the construction of the Extremely Large ...

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