Euro50 is a proposed extremely large optical and infrared telescope. An agreement on collaboration for studies has been established between scientists in Finland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. More information on the consortium partners along with contact information can be found here.

The telescope design applies a segmented primary mirror and a monolithic secondary mirror. There will be full, dual-conjugate adaptive optics in the K-band. The telescope could be placed on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, but other options remain open. The scientific potential of an adaptive 50 m telescope is truly impressive and it is fair to say that construction of such a telescope would revolutionize astronomy. A 372 pages Design Study Report for the Euro50 can be obtained from the Lund Telescope Group. It can also be downloaded here (52 MB).

Following discussions by the end of 2006, it has been decided that Europe will proceed with design and construction of an extremely large telescope in the 42 m class (E-ELT). The design will draw upon results from studies of the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope (OWL) and of the Euro50 as shown in these pages. Lund Telescope Group is actively involved in the E-ELT project.