The Paranal Observatory is situated on Cerro Paranal, 8,645 feet above sea level, and is home to the famous Very Large Telescope (VLT), among other instruments.

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile—and the results are ...

Planned development threatens view of Paranal Observatory With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, ...

The European Southern Observatory’s telescopes atop Cerro Paranal in Chile form the Paranal Observatory. Here they serve as the backdrop for fabulous views of the night sky. The Milky Way ...

Paranal Observatory is home to ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), which comprises four telescopes each with a 27-foot (8.2-meter) mirror and four auxiliary telescopes with 6-foot (1.8-meter) mirrors.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop Cerro Paranal to the left, ...

The best observatory in the world is arguably divided among three sites in northern Chile—La Silla, Paranal, and Chajnantor. Each location in the high, arid Atacama desert offers excellent dark ...

ESO/G.Hüdepohl . ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in northern Chile began operation on May 25, 1998. Here, we present photos of the four Unit Telescopes and some of the ...

The Paranal Observatory, in the Atacama Desert in Chile, which is part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), will receive a telescope made in Portugal in 2025, to observe the Sun.

Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.