This night-time panorama shows Cerro Armazones in the Chilean desert, near ESO’s Paranal Observatory, site of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Cerro Armazones was chosen as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which, with its 40-metre-class diameter mirror, will be the world’s biggest eye on the sky. An amazing interactive virtual tour is available here This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerro_Armazones_night-time_panorama.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cerro_Armazones_night-time_panorama.jpg?w=800">For many decades, the USA has been at the forefront of astronomy, whether with ground-based telescopes or space-based observatories like Hubble and the JWST. Yet this is now at risk …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/13/the-new-extremely-large-telescopes-and-the-us-waning-influence-in-astronomy/)

GitHub Hosts Ham Radio
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/13/github-hosts-ham-radio/

[Alex R2AUK] has been busy creating version two of a homebrew all-band ham radio transceiver. The unit has a number of features you don’t always see in homebrew radios. It …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/13/github-hosts-ham-radio/)

Power Resistance isn’t Futile
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/power-resistance-isnt-futile/

As [Electronoobs] points out, everything has resistance. So, how hard can it be to make a high-power resistor? In the video below, he examines a commercial power resistor and how …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/power-resistance-isnt-futile/)

Printable Keycaps Keep The AlphaSmart NEO Kicking
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/printable-keycaps-keep-the-alphasmart-neo-kicking/

Today schools hand out Chromebooks like they’re candy, but in the early 1990s, the idea of giving each student a laptop was laughable unless your zip code happened to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/printable-keycaps-keep-the-alphasmart-neo-kicking/)

Supercon 2023: Building The Ultimate Apple IIe, Decades Later
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/supercon-2023-building-the-ultimate-apple-iie-decades-later/

The Apple II was launched in 1977, a full 47 years ago. The Apple IIe came out six years later, with a higher level of integration and a raft of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/supercon-2023-building-the-ultimate-apple-iie-decades-later/)

The Alien Energy Crisis Solved
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/the-alien-energy-crisis-solved/

Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, humans have been searching for more energy. Especially lately, there has been a huge interest in wind, solar, geothermal, and other ways to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/the-alien-energy-crisis-solved/)

PCB Design Review: HDMI To LVDS Sony Vaio LCD Devboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/pcb-design-review-hdmi-to-lvds-sony-vaio-lcd-devboard/

Today, we revisit another board from [Exentio] – a HDMI/DVI to LVDS transmitter for the Sony Vaio P display. This board is cool to review – it has a high-speed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/14/pcb-design-review-hdmi-to-lvds-sony-vaio-lcd-devboard/)