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E-ELT - looking into black holes

September 2, 2013

Known as the E-ELT for short, the European Extremely Large Telescope will be located at the European Southern Observatory, the ESO.

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Das European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT): Das zukünftige „weltgrößte Auge auf den Himmel“. Europäische Südsternwarte ESO (European Southern Observatory). Juni, 2012. Copyright, Credit: : ESO/L. Calçada E-ELT, Teleskop, European Extremely Large Telescope, Europäische Südsternwarte, ESO, European Southern Observatory, Armazones, Chile, Garching, Paranal, Observatoriums, Himmel, Astronomie, Astronom, ATacama, Wüste, Nord-Chile
Image: ESO/L. Calçada

At the moment, parts of the spyglass are being assembled in Garching in southern Germany. Jochen Liske of the ESO is involved in the project, which is expected to be ready to operate in the coming decade. Yet astronomers already know the telescope will be used to research black holes. At the moment, an enormous gas cloud is being torn apart by a black hole in the galaxy where the earth is located, the Milky Way. The E-ELT will be used to probe events like this, with the aim of answering key astronomical questions, such as the role of black holes in the development of galaxies.

E-ELT - in search of black holes