2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/2608An overview of the status of the 17 m diameter MAGIC telescope project will be given. During phase I, the telescope will reach a threshold of 30 GeV and a sensitivity of 6.0 10$^{-11}$ cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. First light is foreseen in mid 2001 and first observations in 2002. The expected capabilities of the telescope for high energy astrophysics and fundamental physics will be reviewed.4 pages, contribution to "Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe", Les Arcs, France (January 20-27, 2001)Astrophysicstext