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An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for w
The Royal Greenwich Observatory in England
Atacama Large Millimeter Array, Chile, at 5,058 m (16,594 ft)
Paranal Observatory, Chile, home of the VLT at 2,635 m (8,645 ft)
The Maunakea Observatories, Hawaii, home of several of the world's largest optical telescopes at 4,205 m (13,796 ft)
Paranal Observatory
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Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory. It is located in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at 2,635 m altitude, 120 km sou
Observatory
…Major optical observatories include Mauna Kea Observatory and Kitt Peak National Observatory in the US, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in Spain, and Paranal Observatory and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Specific research study performed in 2009 shows that the best possible location for ground-based…
Aerial view of the ESO Very Large Telescope
The four VLTs and ATs and the VST on the main peak and VISTA in the background
Main entrance of the Paranal Observatory
A 360-degree panorama of the southern sky above the Paranal platform