La Silla Telescopes Overview
The 3.5-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) was the first in the world to have a computer-controled mirror. Also on La Silla is the ESO 3.6-m telescope and the 2.2-m MPG/ESO Telescope, that is on indefinite loan to ESO from the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.
In addition La Silla hosts several other national and project telescopes: the 1.54-m Danish Telescope, the 1.2-m Euler Telescope, the Rapid Eye Mount Telescope and the TAROT Telescope. These telescopes are not operated by ESO and hence do not fall under the responsibilty of La Silla Science Operations.
La Silla Telescopes Overview provides comprehensive information about the Telescopes and Instruments that are currently operational:
- Links to the more detailed telescope descriptions of the ESO operated telescopes: NTT, the ESO 3.6-m telescope and the 2.2-m MPG/ESO Telescope.
- A description of the National Telescopes on La Silla
Decommisioned Telescopes
- 1.4m CAT
- 1m Schmidt
- 50cm ESO
- 1.52m ESO
- 1m ESO
- 15m SEST
- Grand Prism Objectif GPO
- 90cm Dutch (National telescope)
- 50cm Danish (National telescope)
- Marseille 40 cm (National telescope)
- Bochum 61cm (National telescope)
- Marly 1m