Paranal Observatory
ESO's flagship optical observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, home to the Very Large Telescope, interferometry infrastructure, survey telescopes, and world-leading astronomical research.
Identity
- Name
- Paranal Observatory
- Region
- SA
- Slug
- paranal-observatory
- Type
- observatory
Details
- Description
- ESO's flagship optical observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, home to the Very Large Telescope, interferometry infrastructure, survey telescopes, and world-leading astronomical research.
- Latitude
- -24.6274601
- Location
- Paranal Observatory, Control building access, Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Región de Antofagasta, Chile
- Longitude
- -70.4041507
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:20:58 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/11/2026, 9:20:58 PM