Road to La Silla
La Silla Observatory is ESO's oldest observatory site in Chile, yet it remains at the forefront of astronomy research. The ESO 3.6-metre telescope, seen at the top of this image, started operations in 1977, and has been constantly upgraded since.
The ESO 3.6-metre telescope now hosts HARPS, the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, which is the most successful finder of low-mass exoplanets to date.
Credit:ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com)
About the Image
| Id: | lso-dsc2376 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 18 March 2021, 11:20 |
| Size: | 8256 x 5504 px |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 3.6-metre telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | La Silla |
