ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory

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ESO facility astronomical observatory complex

ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory facility in Chile that operates several world-class optical and infrared telescopes, including those at La Silla and Paranal.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ESO facility → astronomical observatory complex →
affiliation	European Southern Observatory →
continent	South America →
country	Chile →
environment	dry desert climate →
hasAltitudeFeature	high-altitude site →
hasInfrastructure	astronomical instruments → support facilities →
hasObservingSite	Cerro Paranal → La Silla →
hasPart	ESO 3.6-metre Telescope → La Silla 1.52-metre Telescope → La Silla 1.54-metre Danish Telescope → La Silla 3.6-metre Telescope → La Silla Observatory → MPG/ESO 2.2-metre Telescope → New Technology Telescope → Paranal Observatory → VISTA → VLT Interferometer → VLT Survey Telescope → VLTI → Very Large Telescope → Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy →
hasTechnology	adaptive optics systems → high-resolution spectroscopy → interferometry → wide-field imaging →
knownFor	world-class infrared astronomy → world-class optical astronomy →
locatedIn	Antofagasta Region → Atacama Desert → Coquimbo Region →
operator	European Southern Observatory →
partOf	ESO observatory network →
primaryFunction	astronomical observation → astrophysical research →
scientificDiscipline	astronomy → astrophysics →
skyQuality	dark skies →
telescopeType	infrared telescope → optical telescope →
usedFor	cosmological observations → deep-sky surveys → exoplanet searches → galaxy evolution studies → stellar astrophysics →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory ("ESO observatory network") → European Extremely Large Telescope ("European Southern Observatory Paranal–Armazones complex") → La Silla Observatory → Paranal Observatory ("ESO Paranal–Armazones Observatory complex") →	partOf