Live Webcams
Web cameras have been placed at many of the ESO sites, allowing anyone to see ESO’s advanced telescopes in action in one of the driest deserts in the world at any time. The 24/7 live transmission from the webcams offers multiple streams that are not to be missed:
- Paranal Observatory, Very Large Telescope and the future site of the Extremely Large Telescope, ELT (Cerro Paranal and Cerro Armazones, Chile): Follow astronomers and engineers as they work at the VLT — the largest visible-light telescope in the world — and see how the four Unit Telescopes are operated or maintained. The Paranal Web Cam is an Apical NEOS360.
- ALMA Observatory (Chajnantor Plateau, Chile): Spot the ALMA antennas as they are being operated by ESO and partners. The camera looks at the Chajnantor Plateau at the Operations Support Facilities near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
- APEX (Chajnantor Plateau, Chile): Watch the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope at an elevation of 5100 metres, at one of the highest observatory sites on Earth.
- La Silla Night Cam: Admire breathtaking night views of the Milky Way from the La Silla Observatory.
- Rapid Eye Mount (REM) telescope: Four webcams monitor REM at ESO's La Silla Observatory.
- Danish 1.54-metre telescope: All-sky camera at ESO's La Silla Observatory.
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Views from the VLT
The images are produced with a NEOS360 camera by Apical Technologies.
KRpano
Static panorama image
Static Points of Interest
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Cerro Armazones, home of the future ELT. Note the construction work that is ongoing there. Also note that the Sun rises right behind Armazones as seen from VLT at certain times of the year.
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VST
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K0 station LIVE. Here you may be able to see one of the ATs. On extremely clear days the magnificent 6739-metre
volcano Llullaillaco is visible in the background of this photograph. It is an amazing 190 kilometres away on the border with Argentina.
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A1 station. Here you may be able to see one of the ATs.
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G1 station. Here you may be able to see one of the ATs.
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MELIPAL, also known as UT3
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On extremely clear days the magnificent 6739-metre volcano Llullaillaco is visible in the background of this photograph. It is an amazing 190 kilometres away on the border with Argentina.
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Circular fisheye
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Extra deep night-time circular fisheye. NB: only live at night.
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Views from ALMA
The images are produced with a NEOS360 camera by Apical Technologies.
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Static panorama image
Static Points of Interest
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ALMA AOS Control Building.
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Licancabur seen from the Chajnantor Plateau.
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APEX.
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ALMA Antennas.
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Chajnantor Plateau.
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ALMA Antennas.
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Here you may be able to see one antenna.
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Here you may be able to see another antenna.
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Circular 4k fisheye image for planetarium use.
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APEXcam LIVE
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APEXCam LIVE. |
La Silla Night Cam
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REM webcams at La Silla
The webcam images of the Rapid Eye Mount (REM) telescope are refreshed every 10 minutes and are maintained by INAF. Please note that during night time these images will be completely dark.
 REM from control room side |
 REM from workshop side |
 REM from North dome wall |
 REM outdoor looking North |
Danish 1.54-metre telescope
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All Sky camera near the Danish 1.54-metre telescope at La Silla. More information on this link |
