Summary

Description	On 19 June 2014, a major milestone on the road to the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope was reached. Part of the 3000-metre peak of Cerro Armazones was blasted away as a step towards levelling the summit. This paves the way for the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world. More episodes of the ESOcast are also available. Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on dotSUB. Credit:ESO. Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser and Luis Calçada. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Ryan Laird and Herbert Zodet. Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa. Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com). Footage and photos: ESO, Martin Kornmesser, Luis Calçada, A. M. Swinbank and S. Zieleniewski and INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.
Date	2014-07-02
Source	commons.wikimedia.org
Author	ESO

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Attribution: ESO, 2014-07-02