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A 'giant' rising in the desert: World's largest telescope comes together (photo)

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The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope ( ELT ) is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile 's Atacama Desert .

Once complete, the M1 mirror will measure 128 feet ( 39 meters ) across and weigh a whopping 200 tons .

The telescope is expected to see its " first light" by 2028 , with the goal of observing terrestrial exoplanets.

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