West of Paranal area
General view towards the west of the Paranal area with the telescope enclosures at the top and part of the base camp in the foreground. The water tanks which are crucial to the survival in this extremely dry area are seen to the left, i.e. south of the camp.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9724d |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 10 September 1997 |
| Related releases: | eso9724 |
| Size: | 1024 x 768 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Desert, Cerro Paranal, Paranal |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Paranal |
