Lost in the desert

Aerial view of the dry, barren Atacama desert, home to ESO's Paranal Observatory. At 2635 metres above sea level, Paranal Observatory is one of the very best astronomical observing sites in the world and is the flagship facility for European ground-based astronomy. It hosts several world-class telescopes; among them are the Very Large Telescope, the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, and the VLT Survey Telescope.

Credit:

E. Facon/ESO

About the Image

Id:EF_16N1006010-CC
Type:Photographic
Release date:9 January 2018, 14:31
Size:5540 x 3693 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal, Paranal
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal

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