Pelicano: La Silla base camp, Oct1966
Quebrada Pelicano is narrow valley at the foot of La Silla. The small oasis at the center provides the Observatory''s water. ESO installed its original base camp in Pelicano, seen here soon after its construction, in Oct.1966. Today, the main access gate to the Observatory is still in the middle of the oasis.
Credit:ESO/R.H.E.Holder
About the Image
Id: | quebr-pelic-jan1966 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:18 |
Size: | 4218 x 2923 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Desert, La Silla |
Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | La Silla |
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