La Silla Observatory

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ESO facility astronomical observatory

La Silla Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory (ESO) facility in Chile known for its high-altitude optical telescopes that have contributed significantly to exoplanet and stellar research.

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Label Occurrences
La Silla Observatory canonical 36
La Silla Observatory telescope array 4
La Silla, Chile 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ESO facility ⓘ
astronomical observatory ⓘ
altitude approximately 2400 m ⓘ
approximately 7800 ft ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
constructionStart 1960s ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
governingBody ESO Council ⓘ
hasDiscovery numerous exoplanets ⓘ
radial-velocity exoplanets ⓘ
hasFacility multiple optical telescopes ⓘ
support infrastructure for visiting astronomers ⓘ
hasInstrument FEROS spectrograph ⓘ
HARPS spectrograph ⓘ
WFI wide field imager ⓘ
hasProgram long-term exoplanet surveys ⓘ
stellar variability monitoring ⓘ
hasRole first major ESO observatory site ⓘ
hasStatus operational ⓘ
hasTelescope ESO 3.6 m Telescope ⓘ
MPG/ESO 2.2 m Telescope ⓘ
NTT 3.58 m Telescope ⓘ
New Technology Telescope ⓘ
knownFor exoplanet research ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
stellar research ⓘ
latitude approximately -29.26 degrees ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
Coquimbo Region ⓘ
locatedOn La Silla mountain ⓘ
longitude approximately -70.73 degrees ⓘ
near La Serena ⓘ
observes southern sky ⓘ
openingYear 1969 ⓘ
operator European Southern Observatory ⓘ
ownedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
partOf ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter 2.2 m (MPG/ESO Telescope) ⓘ
3.58 m (NTT) ⓘ
3.6 m (ESO 3.6 m Telescope) ⓘ
skyQuality dark skies ⓘ
low light pollution ⓘ
usedFor extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ
radial-velocity measurements ⓘ
stellar spectroscopy ⓘ

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Coquimbo Region → hasObservatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
La Serena → gatewayTo → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
northern Chile → contains → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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Elqui Province → hasObservatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
Pangue Observatory → hasNearbyObservatories → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
European Southern Observatory → hasObservatorySite → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
European Southern Observatory → hasObservatorySite → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro La Silla
European Southern Observatory → operates → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
New Technology Telescope → location → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
New Technology Telescope → site → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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New Technology Telescope → observatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
NTT 3.58 m Telescope → location → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
NTT 3.58 m Telescope → partOf → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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HARPS spectrograph → locatedAt → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
HARPS spectrograph → hostObservatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
WFI wide field imager → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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WFI wide field imager → observatoryCode → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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La Silla mountain → hosts → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
FEROS spectrograph → locatedAt → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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FEROS spectrograph → observatoryCode → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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ESO 3.6 m Telescope → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
ESO 3.6 m Telescope → partOf → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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MPG/ESO 2.2 m Telescope → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasPart → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasObservingSite → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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ESO Directorate of Operations → operatesIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
Chile’s Coquimbo Region → astronomyFacility → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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La Silla 1.54-metre Danish Telescope → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
La Silla 1.54-metre Danish Telescope → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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La Silla 1.54-metre Danish Telescope → observatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
La Silla 1.54-metre Danish Telescope → partOf → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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GROND → locatedAt → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
GaBoDS survey → observatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
GaBoDS survey → location → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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ESO 1.52-metre telescope → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
ESO 1.52-metre telescope → site → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
ESO 1.52-metre telescope → partOf → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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Xavier Barcons → oversees → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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NTT → locatedIn → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
NTT → partOfObservatoryComplex → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
NTT → observatoryCode → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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EMMI → locatedAtObservatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
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SOFI → locatedAt → La Silla Observatory ⓘ
SOFI → observatory → La Silla Observatory ⓘ