La Silla Observatory
ESO's historic Chilean observing site, operating productive optical telescopes used for exoplanet discovery, stellar astronomy, transient follow-up, and wide-ranging southern-sky research.
Identity
- Name
- La Silla Observatory
- Region
- SA
- Slug
- la-silla-observatory
- Type
- observatory
Details
- Description
- ESO's historic Chilean observing site, operating productive optical telescopes used for exoplanet discovery, stellar astronomy, transient follow-up, and wide-ranging southern-sky research.
- Latitude
- -29.2552104
- Location
- La Silla Observatory, Acceso Observatorio La Silla, La Higuera, Provincia de Elqui, Región de Coquimbo, Chile
- Longitude
- -70.739507
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- public
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:20:58 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:20:58 PM