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.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Paranal Observatory canonical	23
Cerro Paranal	11
Cerro Paranal Observatory	4
ESO Paranal Observatory	4
Cerro Paranal high-altitude desert site	1
ESO Paranal (shared site code)	1
ESO Paranal Observatory complex	1
ESO Paranal Observatory facilities	1
ESO Paranal Observatory facility	1
Paranal Observatory complex	1
Paranal Observatory infrastructure	1
Paranal Observatory telescope facilities	1
Paranal, Chile	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ research facility ⓘ
abbreviation	Paranal Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 telescope ⓘ surface form: VISTA survey telescope Very Large Telescope ⓘ surface form: VLT Interferometer VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ
hasInstrument	VISTA telescope ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ surface form: 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	Paranal Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 La Silla Paranal Observatory ⓘ surface form: 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 (51)

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northern Chile → contains → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Chile

San Pedro de Atacama → astronomyFacilityNearby → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Paranal Observatory → locatedOn → Paranal Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

Paranal Observatory → abbreviation → Paranal Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal Observatory

Very Large Telescope → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

Very Large Telescope → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Antofagasta Region → containsLandmark → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

European Southern Observatory → hasObservatorySite → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

European Southern Observatory → operates → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasPart → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory → hasObservingSite → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

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Antu → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

Melipal → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

Melipal → partOf → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal Observatory facilities

Melipal → observatoryCode → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Yepun → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

VISTA → location → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

VISTA → partOf → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal Observatory facility

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this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal Observatory

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X-shooter → telescopeSite → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal Observatory

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this entity surface form: Paranal, Chile

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VISIR → telescopeSite → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal Observatory

VISIR → hostFacility → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal Observatory

VISIR → environment → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal high-altitude desert site

ESO Directorate of Operations → operatesIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Cerro Armazones → locatedNear → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

Cerro Armazones → locatedNear → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Paranal Residencia → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Paranal Residencia → partOf → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paranal Observatory complex

VLT Survey Telescope → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

VLT Survey Telescope → partOf → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal Observatory complex

Kueyen → locatedOn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal

Kueyen → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

Kueyen → partOf → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paranal Observatory telescope facilities

Kueyen → observatoryCode → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal (shared site code)

VISTA telescope → locatedIn → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Paranal Observatory

VISTA telescope → partOf → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paranal Observatory infrastructure

Xavier Barcons → oversees → Paranal Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESO Paranal Observatory

ESO Imaging Survey projects → observatory → Paranal Observatory ⓘ