Before any #ExpandingHorizons project would go ahead, the #ELT has to be finished, of course - here is the current timeline as shown by Barcons at #ag2025goerlitz today.
The #ExpandingHorizons timeline - FIRST the science case has to be defined with the landscape of the 2040s in mind, THEN technology becomes important. And the DG emphasizes that #ESO has no favorite. #ag2025goerlitz