A Long Expected Party — The First Stone Ceremony for the Extremely Large Telescope
Abstract
The ceremony to seal the time capsule, signalling the beginning of construction of the dome and main telescope structure for the Extremely Large Telescope, took place at the Paranal Observatory on 26 May 2017, in the presence of the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet and many international guests. Owing to high winds, the ceremony could not take place as planned on the levelled site on Cerro Armazones, but instead was held at the Paranal Residencia. A brief report of the event and its organisation is presented, and the welcome speech by the ESO Director General is included.
- Publication:
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The Messenger
- Pub Date:
- June 2017
- DOI:
- 10.18727/0722-6691/5018
- Bibcode:
- 2017Msngr.168....2D