La Silla and surroundings

La Silla, in the southern part of the Atacama desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile and at an altitude of 2400 metres is the home of ESO's original observing site.

Credit:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)

About the Image

Id:jfs-ls-2011_6726
Type:Photographic
Release date:16 September 2016, 16:00
Related announcements:ann16063
Size:4256 x 2832 px

About the Object

Name:La Silla
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:La Silla

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