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Description: A bird soaring over the remote, sparsely populated Atacama Desert in northern Chile \xe2\x80\x94 possibly the driest desert in the world \xe2\x80\x94 might be surprised to come upon the technological oasis of ESO\xe2\x80\x99s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal. The world\xe2\x80\x99s most advanced ground-based facility for astronomy, the site hosts four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes, four 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), and the 4.1-metre Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), seen in the distance on the next mountain peak over from the main platform. This aerial view also shows other structures, including the Observatory Control Room building, on the main platform\xe2\x80\x99s front edge.
Title: Eso-paranal-51
Credit: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso-paranal-51/
Author: European Southern Observatory
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