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Cerro Armazones is a mountain located in the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna of the Chilean Coast Range, approximately 130 kilometers (81 miles) south-east of Antofagasta, Chile. It is located in a privileged zone for optical astronomy because it has 89% cloudless nights a year.
On 26 April 2010, the European Southern Observatory Council selected Cerro Armazones as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The mountain top was blown away on 2014 June 19, marking the start of the construction work. The E-ELT will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world: the world’s biggest eye on the sky. The 39-meter primary mirror stretches over almost half the length of a soccer field. More… Nearly two years later the private road leading to the summit of Cerro Armazones has been completed on the concession land offered by Chile.


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Summit Cerro Armazones
Summit of the Cerro Armazones


Summit Cerro Armazones
Summit of the Cerro Armazones


Wide Angle View East Cerro Armazones
Wide angle view towards the east
from the Cerro Armazones

Road Cerro Armazones May 2016
Road towards the Cerro Armazones
in May 2016

E-ELT Bird Eye View May 2016
Road Cerro Armazones May 2016
Road towards the Cerro Armazones
in May 2016

Warning Sign Private Road Cerro Armazones
Warning sign
on the Cerro Armazones private road

Central View Paranal Road Cerro Armazones
Central view on the Cerro Paranal
from the Cerro Armazones road

Central View Cerro Armazones Private Road
Central view on the Cerro Armazones
from the private road

Two years later the access road to Cerro Armazones has been completed and is of course private and closed by lifting barriers to stop unauthorized vehicles.
Panoramic Cerro Paranal Armazones 2016
Panoramic view from Cerro Paranal to Cerro Armazones in May 2016

Telescope Mirror Size Cerro Armazones European Extremely Large Telescope E-ELT
Mirror size of various telescopes

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