The arrival of the ESO 1-metre telescope

 

Photo of the arrival of the ESO 1-metre telescope at the new La Silla Observatory in Chile in the late 1960’s. The La Silla Observatory has since become one of the premier ground-based observatories in the world.

Credit:

ESO/J.Doornenbal

About the Image

Id:arrival-on-site04
Type:Photographic
Release date:26 March 2010, 12:37
Size:1772 x 1174 px

About the Object

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

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