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different shapes, sizes and roles but will work together seamlessly to deliver observations with more clarity than ever before. </p> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid container-light blacklinks"> <div class="container-paragraph section-title-paragraph">Telescope Systems</div> <div class="container-paragraph"> <div class="row d-flex w-100 m-0 align-items-stretch" style="background-color: transparent;"> <div class="col-lg-4 p-0 position-relative order-1 order-lg-1"> <img style="width: 99%;" src="https://cdn.eso.org/images/banner1920/eso1716d.jpg" /> <div class="h-100 position-absolute d-flex align-items-end" style="bottom: 0%; left: 0%; width: 99%;"> <div class="w-100 d-block"> <svg class="telescope-landing-trapezoid internal-menu-trapezoid" viewBox="0 0 120 8" preserveAspectRatio="none" style="height: 45px;"> <a href="/telescope/adaptiveoptics/"> <polygon points="0,0 50,0 60,7 120,7 120,8 0,8" /> </a> </svg> </div> </div> <div class="position-absolute d-flex align-items-end 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