ESO Very Large Telescope programme
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The ESO Very Large Telescope programme is a flagship astronomical observatory project of the European Southern Observatory, comprising multiple large telescopes in Chile that conduct cutting-edge ground-based observations of the universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ESO Very Large Telescope program | 1 |
| ESO Very Large Telescope programme canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory programme
ⓘ
telescope facility ⓘ |
| altitude | about 2635 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| auxiliaryTelescopeDiameter | 1.8 metres ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
VISTA telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VLT Interferometer NERFINISHED ⓘ VLT Survey Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Very Large Telescope Unit Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| firstLight | 1998 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | member states of the European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| governingBody | ESO Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | multiple state-of-the-art focal plane instruments ⓘ |
| hasObservationMode |
interferometry
ⓘ
single-dish imaging ⓘ |
| hasPart |
UT1 Antu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UT2 Kueyen NERFINISHED ⓘ UT3 Melipal NERFINISHED ⓘ UT4 Yepun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interferometricBaseline | up to about 130 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Atacama Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Cerro Paranal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to exoplanet research
ⓘ
cosmological distance measurements ⓘ cutting-edge observations of the universe ⓘ observations of the Galactic Centre ⓘ |
| numberOfAuxiliaryTelescopes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitTelescopes | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ESO Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| purpose |
ground-based astronomical observations
ⓘ
high-angular-resolution imaging ⓘ high-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ |
| role | flagship facility of the European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| siteCondition |
excellent seeing
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extremely low humidity ⓘ very dark skies ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
infrared telescope
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ |
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