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Samantha Mathewson

FOUND: World s largest telescope continues taking shape on chilean mountain photos - What They Never Told You

A giant domed building under construction on the top of a desert mountain.

The dome enclosing the world's largest telescope is taking shape, with the installation of protective siding and supports for the primary mirror. 

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is currently under construction on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert and is expected to see its first light by 2028. 

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