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The large, steel grey skeleton of a telescope dome sits on top of a concrete foundation. At the front of the dome, light grey metal cladding covers the structure. To the right on the horizon, the yellow Sun is setting, washing the sky in shades of purple and blue. To the left, two long yellow crane arms jut into the sky.

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The large, steel grey skeleton of a telescope dome sits on top of a concrete foundation. At the front of the dome, light grey metal cladding covers the structure. To the right on the horizon, the yellow Sun is setting, washing the sky in shades of purple and blue. To the left, two long yellow crane arms jut into the sky.
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Juan Carlos Muñoz (astro_jcm@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 07:21:50 JST Juan Carlos Muñoz

We've just started installing the aluminium cladding that will protect ESO's Extremely Large #Telescope from the harsh conditions of the Atacama Desert in #Chile.
It's amazing to see this project take shape. And it's hard to convey just how big this is –– the dome is 80 m tall!
#astrodon #astronomy #engineering #technology #space

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