Paranal Observatory

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Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
research facility ⓘ
abbreviation ESO Paranal Observatory ⓘ
linked to: Paranal Observatory
altitude about 2635 meters above sea level ⓘ
climate extremely arid ⓘ
constructionStart early 1990s ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
featuredIn film "Quantum of Solace" ⓘ
firstLightOfVLT 1998 ⓘ
fundedBy ESO member states ⓘ
hasAccommodation Paranal Residencia ⓘ
hasAuxiliaryTelescope four 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes ⓘ
hasFacility Paranal Residencia ⓘ
VISTA survey telescope ⓘ
linked to: VISTA telescope

VLT Interferometer ⓘ
VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ
hasInstrument VISTA telescope ⓘ
VLT Interferometer ⓘ
VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ
Very Large Telescope ⓘ
hasSurveyTelescope VISTA ⓘ
VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ
hasTelescope Antu ⓘ
Kueyen ⓘ
Melipal ⓘ
Yepun ⓘ
knownFor hosting the Very Large Telescope ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
latitude about 24.6 degrees south ⓘ
locatedIn Antofagasta Region ⓘ
Atacama Desert ⓘ
locatedOn Cerro Paranal ⓘ
linked to: Paranal Observatory
longitude about 70.4 degrees west ⓘ
managedBy ESO Directorate of Operations ⓘ
near Cerro Armazones ⓘ
operator European Southern Observatory ⓘ
ownedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
partOf ESO Paranal–Armazones Observatory complex ⓘ
primaryTelescopeArray Very Large Telescope ⓘ
purpose astronomical research ⓘ
deep-sky observation ⓘ
seeingConditions excellent atmospheric seeing ⓘ
skyQuality very dark skies ⓘ
telescopeCount four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes ⓘ

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Paranal Observatory → abbreviation → ESO Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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Antofagasta Region → containsLandmark → Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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European Southern Observatory → hasObservatorySite → Cerro Paranal ⓘ
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X-shooter → telescopeSite → Paranal, Chile ⓘ
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VISIR → environment → Cerro Paranal high-altitude desert site ⓘ
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ESO Directorate of Operations → operatesIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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Paranal Residencia → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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VLT Survey Telescope → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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Kueyen → locatedOn → Cerro Paranal ⓘ
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Kueyen → observatoryCode → ESO Paranal (shared site code) ⓘ
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VISTA telescope → locatedIn → Cerro Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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Xavier Barcons → oversees → ESO Paranal Observatory ⓘ
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ESO Imaging Survey projects → observatory → Paranal Observatory ⓘ