European Southern Observatory

Overview

ESO is a 16-nation intergovernmental organisation that builds and operates major ground-based observatories in Chile, including the VLT and the future ELT.

Knowledge connections

• OperatesALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array)
• OperatesParanal Observatory
• OperatesLa Silla Observatory
• OperatesVery Large Telescope (VLT)
• OperatesExtremely Large Telescope
• OperatesAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
• Member of groupObservatory Organisation
• Associated withESO Science Archive
• Associated withALMA Science Archive

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• ESOEuropean Southern Observatory

  Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).