European Southern Observatory Paranal

European Southern Observatory Paranal is a research institute in , . European Southern Observatory Paranal is situated nearby to , as well as near the hotel building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ESO Hotel and Cerro Paranal.

Hotel building
Photo: I. Werz-Rein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
at Cerro Paranal is the accommodation for in Chile since 2002. It is mainly used for the ESO scientists and engineers who work there on a roster system. is situated 250 metres southwest of European Southern Observatory Paranal.

Peak
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is a mountain in the of northern and is the home of the . Prior to the construction of the observatory, the summit was a horizontal control point with an elevation of 2,664 m; now it is 2,635 m above sea level.

Research institute
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is an astronomical observatory operated by the . It is located in the of Northern on at 2,635 m altitude, 120 km south of . is situated 2 km northwest of European Southern Observatory Paranal.

European Southern Observatory Paranal

Latitude
-24.63948° or 24° 38′ 22″ south
Longitude
-70.38643° or 70° 23′ 11″ west
Operator
ESO
Open location code
577F9J67+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 659677694
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landuse=­industrial
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