ESO Astronomy - The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) #BiggestEyeOnTheSky will massively advance ground-based astronomy by tackling the biggest scientific challenges of our time. With such a powerful telescope, astronomers will be able
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English: Aerial view of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), atop Cerro Paranal, in the Chilean Atacama Desert. On the low-left side of the platform, the buildings of the four giant 8.2-metre
ESO on Twitter: "The Milky Way lying parallel to the horizon behind the ESO Very Large Telescope #VLT https://t.co/fL6ni42pSG https://t.co/efl42n5Ucj" / Twitter
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