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Image: Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco

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Description: This marvellous aerial photograph of the home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), fully demonstrates the superb quality of the observing site. In the foreground we see the Paranal Observatory, located at an altitude of 2,600 metres on mount Paranal in Chile. In the background we can see the snow-capped, 6,720 meter-high volcano Llullaillaco, located a mind-boggling 190 km further East on the Argentinean border. This image is a testimony of the magnificent quality of the air and the ideal conditions for observing at this remote site. Clearly visible in the image are the domes of the four giant 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes of the VLT, with the Control Building, where astronomers carry out the observations, in the foreground. Taken several years ago, this photograph does not show the Auxiliary Telescopes nor the dome of the soon to come VST Survey Telescope.
Title: Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco
Credit: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso-paranal-07/
Author: ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
License: CC BY 4.0
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