Paranal Observatory

E32872

astronomical observatory research facility

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

Aliases (2)

Cerro Paranal ×5
ESO Paranal Observatory ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory → research facility →
abbreviation	ESO 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 → 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 →
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 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antofagasta Region → Antofagasta Region ("Cerro Paranal") →	containsLandmark
European Southern Observatory → European Southern Observatory ("Cerro Paranal") →	hasObservatorySite
Very Large Telescope ("Cerro Paranal") → Very Large Telescope →	locatedIn
Paranal Observatory ("ESO Paranal Observatory") →	abbreviation
San Pedro de Atacama →	astronomyFacilityNearby
Northern Chile →	contains
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory ("Cerro Paranal") →	hasObservingSite
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory →	hasPart
Paranal Observatory ("Cerro Paranal") →	locatedOn
European Southern Observatory →	operates