Paranal Observatory
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astronomical observatory in the Atacama Desert
Key facts
- Alternative names
- ESO's Paranal Observatory
- Organization
- European Southern Observatory
- Location
- Cerro Paranal , Chile
- Altitude
- 2,635 metres (8,645 ft)
- Established
- 1 April 1999
- Website
- eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/
- Very large telescope
- Very Large Telescope 8.2 m reflector (×4)
- Vlt auxiliary telescope
- 1.8 m reflector (×4)
- Vista telescope
- 4.0 m reflector
- Vlt survey telescope
- 2.6 m reflector
- Next generation transit survey
- 0.2 m array (×12)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Paranal Observatory | ESO
ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, The Paranal Observatory is one of the very best astronomical observing sites in the world and is the flagship facility for European ground-based astronomy.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- astronomical observatory
- Country
- Chile
- Located in
- Antofagasta Province
- Elevation
- 2635
- Operator
- European Southern Observatory
- Location
- Cerro Paranal
- Official website
- www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory
- Image
- Aerial view of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT).jpg
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- Commons category
- Paranal Observatory
- located in/on physical feature
- Atacama Desert
- date of official opening
- 1999-04-01
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