ESO Paranal Observatory

General view of the installations at the ESO Paranal Observatory. In the foreground: the base camp with technical buildings and dormitories. On the left side is seen the 10-m wide entrance to the Mirror Maintenance Building where the first 8.2-m mirror is now stored. The wide road leads to the summit, as does the the utility duct (electricity, water, communications) to the right (Photo obtained on December 14, 1997).

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9804b
Type:Photographic
Release date:23 January 1998
Related releases:eso9804
Size:3000 x 2202 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal, Paranal
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal
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