🔭 Paranal Observatory

Chile · Americas · 24.63°S, 70.40°W

Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). It is located in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at 2,635 m (8,645 ft) altitude, 120 km (70 mi) south of Antofagasta. By total light-collecting area, it is the largest optical-infrared observatory in the Southern Hemisphere; worldwide, it is second to the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii.

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Country	Chile
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	24.63°S, 70.40°W · view on map

Paranal Observatory is located in Chile, in Americas.

More observatories in Chile

Cerro Murphy Observatory · Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory · La Silla Observatory · Las Campanas Observatory · Llano de Chajnantor Observatory · National Astronomical Observatory (Chile) · University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory · Vera C. Rubin Observatory · Very Large Telescope.

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