European Extremely Large Telescope: progress report

R. Tamai; J. Spyromilio

doi:10.1117/12.2058467

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22 July 2014 European Extremely Large Telescope: progress report

R. Tamai, J. Spyromilio

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Proceedings Volume 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V; 91451E (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2058467
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The European Extremely Large Telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory to build and operate a 40-m class optical near-infrared telescope. The telescope design effort is largely concluded and construction contracts are being placed with industry and academic/research institutes for the various components. The siting of the telescope in Northern Chile close to the Paranal site allows for an integrated operation of the facility providing significant economies. The progress of the project in various areas is presented in this paper and references to other papers at this SPIE meeting are made.

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R. Tamai and J. Spyromilio "European Extremely Large Telescope: progress report", Proc. SPIE 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V, 91451E (22 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2058467

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