Paranal Observatory

Local nameObservatorio Paranal
LocationAntofagasta, Chile

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 south of Antofagasta. By total light-collecting area, it is the largest optical-infrared observatory in the Southern Hemisphere; worldwide, it is second to the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii.

The Very Large Telescope, the largest telescope on Paranal, is composed of four separate 8.2 m telescopes. In addition, the four main telescopes can be used simultaneously for extra light gathering capacity, and for interferometry. Four auxiliary telescopes of 1.8 m each are also part of the VLTI to make it available when the main telescopes are being used for other projects.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranal_Observatory

Address Chile

Coordinates -24°37'37.999" N -70°24'16.999" E

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