La Silla aerial view

This aerial view shows ESO's La Silla observation site. La Silla, in the southern part of the Atacama desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile, was ESO's first observation site. The telescopes are 2400 metres above sea level, providing excellent observing conditions. ESO operates the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla. This site also hosts many national telescopes, including the Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope and the Danish 1.54-metre telescope.

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ESO

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Id:eso0912a
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:24 maart 2009
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0912
Grootte:3000 x 2377 px

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Naam:La Silla
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categorie:La Silla

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