Land Around E-ELT and VLT (IMAGE) ESO Caption On Oct. 13, the Republic of Chile and ESO signed an agreement regarding land for the European Extremely Large Telescope, including the donation of an area of 189 km^2 around Cerro Armazones for the installation of the E-ELT as well as a concession for 50 years relating to the surrounding area, representing an additional 362 km^2 , which will protect the E-ELT from light pollution and mining operations. With the current 719 km^2 of land around Cerro Paranal the total protected area around the Paranal–Armazones complex will thus reach 1270 km^2. Credit Image courtesy of ESO Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.