Brazil Ignites Telescope Race
Hello reader! It follows a news published in english today ( 26/01 ), in the site " www.nature.com ", announcing that the Brazil will ignites telescope race . Duda Falcão News Brazil Ignites Telescope Race Deal boosts Europe's bid to build world's biggest observatory, as US groups compete for funds Adam Mann Nature News Published online 26 January 2011 ESO Site tests suggest that the superlative observing conditions on Cerro Armazones make it an ideal location for the European Extremely Large Telescope To astronomers, Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert practically screams for an observatory. Above it is the same dry, stable air that gives the Very Large Telescope (VLT), 20 kilometres away at Cerro Paranal (see map), one of the world's best views of the heavens. But at 3,064 metres, more than 400 metres higher than Paranal, Armazones should make an even better perch for an extraordinary telescope. The mountain may not have much longer to wait.