The European Extremely Large Telescope
Cerro Armazones
Chile, 2009-2021
Client: ESO European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
The E-ELT is a frontline scientific project which allows scientists to address many of the most pressing unsolved questions about the Universe.
ASDEA performed the seismic hazard study and developed a 3D seismic isolation system to protect the telescope.
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be the largest telescope-based astronomical observatory in the world featuring an optical near-infrared telescope, among other advanced features.
Selected References:
- The world’s biggest eye on the sky, ESO
E-ELT: Europe’s extreme new telescope, Euronews - European Extremely Large Telescope given go-ahead, Bbc
- Repubblica.it: The beginning of E-ELT construction
