The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is motivated by a wide range of scientific Challenges Encountered by modern astronomy. This project belongs to European astronomers who are planning to build an optical telescope that is four times larger than any other in today.

1. THE EUROPEAN EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE. STELLAR
ARCHEOLOGY
Ms. Ing. Jairo E. Márquez D.
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is motivated by a wide range of
scientific Challenges Encountered by modern astronomy. [1]. This project belongs
to European astronomers who are planning to build an optical telescope that is four
times larger than any other in today. [2]
Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The E-ELT will be the
optical / infrared telescope larger world - the biggest eye on the sky. Credit ESO.
The E-ELT is a revolutionary new concept comprises a telescope primary mirror 39
meters operating in the optical and near-infrared range, so it has come to be called
"the biggest eye on the sky".
The E-ELT project is a proposed large-scale research in astronomy, astrophysics
and cosmology among other areas. In which it is pursued expand on planetary
features of our solar system and extrasolar planets. The project also seeks to study
globular clusters and galaxies both near and far, in order to further understand the
dynamics presents the observable and non-observable universe (Dark Matter).

2. This implies the following lines of research have developed other groups of
astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology worldwide, in terms of pursuing the
discovery of new extrasolar planets and protoplanets, with sizes close to or above
Jupiter, which brings us closer to discover earth-like worlds in terms of geophysics,
climatology and planetary dynamics among others, which could potentially harbor
life, stepping closer to speculate what would exobiology in these worlds. That is
why the E-ELT project includes within its objectives not only detects planets with
masses similar to Earth, but also the direct imaging of these, including the
characterization of their atmospheres.
Similarly, the E-ELT will be "greatly expand knowledge in astrophysics, making
way for detailed studies of how planetary dynamics around other stars, the first
objects born in the universe, supermassive black holes and the nature and
distribution of dark matter and dark energy which dominate the Universe. "[3] In
summary, large-scale incursion into the "stellar archeology" to peer into the past of
the universe.
The telescope incorporates the latest technology focus instrumentation, post focal
mass detection and gas, which are listed below:
• CODEX: Very High Resolution Spectrograph in visible light. [4]
• EAGLE: Wide Field Spectrograph with multiple integral field units in the near
infrared (NIR) adaptive optics (AO) to multi-objects. [5]
• EPICS: An optical / NIR camera to take images of planets and a spectrograph
with extreme OA [6]
• HARMONI: Spectrograph broadband from a single field. [7]
• METIS: Spectrograph mid-infrared images. [8]
• MICADO: House near infrared diffraction limited. [9]
• OPTIMAL: Multi-Object Spectrograph large visual field. [10]
• SIMPLE: high spectral resolution spectrograph NIR [11]
Two post-focal OA modules are currently under study [12]
• ATLAS: a laser module tomography OA
• MAORY: a module for multi-conjugated OA
Undoubtedly the technologies planned for this big telescope, a number of research
possibilities is opened, so that the overall objectives of the telescope E-ELT will

3. focus on some scientific areas such as galaxies at high redshift, formations star,
exoplanets and protoplanetary systems.
The information produced by the E-ELT will allow a new path planning of
unmanned missions to these hidden worlds discovered, maybe not now, but he is
writing history and stellar geography for new generations of men who explored the
universe.
Similarly another added value of this project is that it ventures into new
technologies, whose implementation will allow to gain the experience and
knowledge to the development of other more accurate and optimal instrumentation,
soon to be implemented in other projects either for use on Earth or in space. As we
know, scientific progress is based precisely on this type of approach to
reengineering already created, and creates new things based on emerging needs;
it's a never ending cycle.
References
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2014, http://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/eelt/science/
[2] Rincón Paul, Record mirror for Euro telescope. Science reporter, BBC News,
Cerro Paranal, Chile, Monday, 7 August 2006, 10:29 GMT 11:29 UK,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5252228.stm
[3] E-ELT. El mayor Ojo del Mundo para observar el Cielo. Retrieved October 25
2014, http://www.eso.org/public/spain/teles-instr/e-elt/
[4] Pasquini, Luca; et al. (2008). CODEX: the high-resolution visual spectrograph
for the E-ELT. http://www.eso.org/sci/libraries/SPIE2008/7014-52.pdf
[5] Astronet, 2008, The astronet Infrastructure Roadmap: A Strategic Plan for
European Astronomy, pp. 43. http://www.astronet-eu.org/IMG/pdf/Astronet-
Book.pdf
[6] E-ELT Instrumentation. Retrieved 25 October 2014
http://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/eelt/instrumentation/index.html
[7] Thatte, Niranjan. "HARMONI". Oxford University. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
http://astroweb1.physics.ox.ac.uk/instr/HARMONI/
[8] Brandl, Bernhard. "METIS – The Mid-infrared E-ELT Imager and
Spectrograph". METIS consortium. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
http://metis.strw.leidenuniv.nl/

4. [9] MICADO – Multi-AO Imaging Camera for Deep Observations. MICADO team.
Retrieved 30 November 2012. http://www.mpe.mpg.de/ir/micado
[10] E-ELT Optical Multi Object Spectrograph. OPTIMOS Consortium. Retrieved 30
November 2012. http://www.optimos-eve.eu/Home.php
[11] SIMPLE - A high resolution near-IR spectrograph for the E-ELT". SIMPLE
Consortium. Retrieved 30 November 2012. http://simple.bo.astro.it/
[12] European Extremely Large Telescope. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Extremely_Large_Telescope#cite_note-37