Juan Carlos Muñoz on Nostr: 3/ To put things in perspective, the ELT's central tower alone is already similar to ...

3/ To put things in perspective, the ELT's central tower alone is already similar to or even bigger than many current telescopes! Here it is next to the Calar Alto 3.5 m telescope in #Spain, a telescope I remember fondly as I spent many observing nights there during my PhD.

📷 ESO/F. Carrasco (CHEPOX)
📷 CAHA