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
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
Atacama Desert
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The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau on the Pacific coast of South America, stretching along a 1,600-kilometre-long strip of land in northern Chile, west of the Andes. It covers an area of 105,000 k
Paranal Observatory
…Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). It is located in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at 2,635 m (8,645 ft) altitude, 120 km (70 mi) south of Antofagasta. By total light-collecting area, it is the largest…
Snow in Paranal Observatory at 2,600 masl
A flat area of the Atacama Desert between Antofagasta and Taltal
Feral donkey in the Atacama desert
The lack of humidity, rain, and light pollution together produce a dusty, rocky landscape.