Planning of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) – Astronomical Instrument METIS

Planning of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) – Astronomical Instrument METIS

Video January 31, 2023
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The path from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) leads through a series of technical and scientific advances. One of these is the Mid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph (METIS), a tool specifically designed to capture light in the mid-infrared range. MPIA project manager for METIS Markus Feldt explains steps from the first ideas to the final design of the ELT and METIS.

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