ESOblog - Up close and personal with the Miniscule Extremely Large Telescope
ESOblog 29 January 2021 How the upcoming world’s largest optical telescope is scaled down to fit into a laboratory How different components of the MELT (and the ELT) work together How an optical setup is aiding the development of the ELT In a laboratory at ESO headquarters, there is a setup of optics, lenses and mirrors aiding the development of the Extremely Large Telescope — the Miniscule ELT, otherwise known as the MELT. Set to test and validate key elements of the ELT, ESO’s upcoming flagship telescope, the MELT serves as a proving ground to learn valuable le...
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