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Paranal observatory, Chile

author: Serge Brunier/Novapix

reference: o-vlt01-00121

Image Size 300 DPI: 53 * 24 cm

This european observatory accomodates the Very Large Telescope (VLT) since 1998. Four 8.2m telescopes are used besides several other telescopes from 1.8m to 4m.
Cerro Paranal is 2500 meters in altitude in Atacama desert.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ANTU - ASTRONOMY - ATACAMA - CHILE - DESERT - DOME - INTERFEROMETRY - KUEYEN - MELIPAL - OBSERVATORY - PARANAL - TELESCOPE - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT - YEPUN -