The Paranal-Armazones photovoltaic plant

This image shows the photovoltaic power plant that supplies electricity to ESO's Paranal Observatory and the ESO's ELT construction site at Cerro Armazones during the day. This solar power plant is the highest generation capacity in Chile dedicated to astronomy. 

In the images' horizon, ESO's Very Large Telescope domes can be seen over the top of Cerro Paranal.

 

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ESO

About the Image

Id:ann22010c
Type:Photographic
Release date:12 July 2022, 20:00
Related announcements:ann22010
Size:5464 x 3070 px

About the Object

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

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