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PoET Telescope
May 8 , 2026
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- The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET) achieved “first light” at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
- ESPRESSO stands for Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations.
- PoET studies sunlight and starlight to improve the detection of exoplanets (planets outside the Solar System).
- The telescope includes a 60-centimetre mirror for observing sunspots and selected solar regions.
- “First light” means the first successful observation made by a telescope or scientific instrument.
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