The world’s largest optical telescope is about to get a lot better ... depending on the required resolution. CAD drawing of LUCIFER's complex interior and optomechanical elements "Together ...

This architectural concept drawing of ESO’s planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) shows the world’s largest planned optical telescope gazing heavenwards. Panoramic view of Cerro ...

That’s how I learned to draw stars, too ... the first full-color image from the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest optical telescope in space, showed a universe filled with stars.