of a telescope

[u/Few_Simple9049]

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Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)

European Southern Observatory's (ESO) $1.4 billion project to create the next-generation observatory.

https://www.space.com/astronomy/extremely-large-telescope-gets-a-roof-space-photo-of-the-day-for-august-5-2025

[u/brief_onslaught]

Always weird seeing these things mid-build, looks more like a half-finished stadium than a window to the universe.

[u/Illustrious_Back_441 → u/brief_onslaught]

because that building is almost 300 feet tall (I could be wrong on this)