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First light for PoET: shining (sun)light on exoplanet research
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First light for PoET: shining (sun)light on exoplanet research

The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope, installed at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations.

Original source cited and editorially framed by Cosmos Week. ESO Press Releases
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Published09 Apr 2026 12: 00 UTC
Updated2026-04-22
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The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope, installed at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations.

The PoET main telescope
The PoET main telescope
The mount of the PoET telescope
The mount of the PoET telescope
The mirror cell of the PoET main telescope
The mirror cell of the PoET main telescope
The PoET telescope pointing at the Sun
The PoET telescope pointing at the Sun
The PoET dome
The PoET dome

Original source: ESO Press Releases

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