At 2635 metres above sea level in the Atacama Desert of Chile, ESO’s Paranal Observatory is one of the very best astronomical observing sites in the world and is the flagship facility for European ground-based astronomy.

At 2635 metres above sea level in the Atacama Desert of Chile, ESO’s Paranal Observatory is one of the very best astronomical observing sites in the world. It hosts several world-class telescopes; among them are the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and its Interferometer (VLTI), the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), and ...

Mar 9, 2017 · Latest available panoramic image of Paranal (09 Mar 2017 19:01 CET) Please note that the webcams are currently under maintenance and will be fully operational as soon as possible. ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) is a flagship …

This page displays travel information for ESO Paranal Observatory. Paranal Observatory, 130 km south of Antofagasta in Chile and at an altitude of 2600 metres, is the home of the Very Large Telescope, an array of four 8.2-metre telescopes that can observe together or individually, plus four moveable auxiliary telescopes dedicated to ...

VISTA ― the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ― is part of ESO’s Paranal Observatory. It works at near-infrared wavelengths and is the world’s largest survey telescope.

2 days ago · ESO operates the La Silla Paranal Observatory, providing some of the world's largest and most advanced observational facilities at three sites in Northern Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Cerro Paranal is ESO's

5 days ago · La Silla Paranal Observatory: The Paranal Facilities On Paranal, ESO operates the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) with four 8.2-m Unit Telescopes (UTs). Each UT can work independently, in which case it sends the light beam towards either a Cassegrain or one of two Nasmyth focus stations for facility instruments .

The Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars (SPECULOOS, its name inspired by the sweet treat) is a project sited at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama desert (there is a sister project in the northern hemisphere).

Paranal Observatory. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Cerro Paranal is ESO's premier site for observations in visible and infrared light. All four 8.2-metre diameter Unit Telescopes (UTs) operate individually using a large collection of instruments.

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