Our Extremely Large Telescope needs extremely large doors! We’re currently installing the giant sliding doors that will protect the ELT from the elements during the day, and open up at night to observe the Universe. The ELT dome has now reached its highest point — a whopping 80 m! We celebrated this symbolic milestone in a ceremony, known as "tijerales" in Chile, raising the ESO and Chilean flags atop the dome: https://www.eso.org/public/announceme... Check our ELT playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Learn more about ESO’s ELT: https://elt.eso.org/ More about this video: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/elt... Credit: ESO Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis Editing: Angelos Tsaousis Written by: Bárbara Ferreira Music: Jon Kennedy – The Loafer. Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis, Jose Porte, Max Nadjar Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida and Edison Arango.
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