Build the world's largest observatory

According to the Southern European Observatory (ESO), 15 countries around the world have teamed up to build the world's largest observatory (E-ELT) in Chile if the project's fund is approved by ESO. .

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According to the Southern European Observatory (ESO), 15 countries around the world have teamed up to build the world's largest observatory (E-ELT) in Chile if the project's fund is approved by ESO. .

According to ESO, this will be the world's largest ground-observation optical observatory. ESO officials said that the preparation work for E-ELT is being planned and implemented early in Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama desert.

Accordingly, E-ELT's mirror mirrors up to 138 feet (42m) wide, larger than the Keck Observatory in Haiwaii, measuring 33 feet (10m) wide and Subaru telescope, also in Hawaii. width 27 feet (8.2m).

ESO officials said that the 2012 budget approval includes the basic capital to build E-ELT as the development of the access road to the telescope location and the initial construction efforts of one of the 5 mirrors of telescope. It is expected that the E-ELT construction plan will begin in early 2012.

'Building E-ELT is about to become a reality. However, with a project of this size, the approval of the project cost will take time. Therefore, it is necessary to complete the preparatory work to begin implementing the project construction phase this year, ' said ESO Director General Tim de Zeeuw.

ESO's Board of Directors is discussing to make the final decision for the entire E-ELT project in mid-2012, with the world's largest astronomical observatory to be completed and operational in the decade. next.