MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope

The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope was originally constructed by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. It was installed at the La Silla Observatory by ESO and is also maintained by it. Since 2003 ESO no longer offers the telescope to its users, although the Max Planck Society is still using it.

La Silla Observatory in Chile was ESO's first venture into the perfect astronomical conditions the South American country provides. The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope is seen in the foreground, in front of the stunningly bright Milky Way above.