European Southern Observatory

The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory, is an intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 member states for ground-based astronomy.
  • Research institute
  • Description: intergovernmental organization and observatory in Chile
  • Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, Garching bei München, 85748
  • Also known as
    “ESO”
    “European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere”
    “Garching Observatory”
    “The European Southern Observatory,ESO”
    “The European Southern Observatory,縮寫:ESO”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garching-Forschungszentrum station and Leibniz Supercomputing Centre.
Metro station
Garching-Forschungszentrum is a Munich U-Bahn station in Garching. is situated 570 metres north of European Southern Observatory.
Research institute
The is a supercomputing… is situated 370 metres northwest of European Southern Observatory.
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Tower
The is a tower for meteorological measurements located in Garching, . is situated 560 metres west of European Southern Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garching and Fischerhäuser.
, officially "Garching b. " is a northern suburb of Munich in .
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Latitude
48.25961° or 48° 15′ 35″ north
Longitude
11.67126° or 11° 40′ 17″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“European Southern Observatory” goes by many names.
Europese Suidelike SterrewagAfrikaans
المرصد الأوروبي الجنوبيArabic
ايسوArabic
Եվրոպական հարավային աստղադիտարանArmenian
Observatoriu Européu AustralAsturian
Avropa Cənub RəsədxanasıAzerbaijani
Hegoaldeko Behatoki EuroparraBasque
ESOBelarusian
Еўрапейская Паўднёвая абсерваторыяBelarusian
ЭПАBelarusian
Эўрапейская паўднёвая абсэрваторыяBelarusian
ইউরোপীয় দক্ষিণ মানমন্দির সংস্থাBengali
Европейска южна обсерваторияBulgarian
Observatori Europeu AustralCatalan
ڕوانگەی باشووری ئەورووپاCentral Kurdish
ESOChinese
南歐天文台Chinese
欧南台Chinese
欧洲南天天文台Chinese
欧洲南方天文台Chinese
歐洲南天天文台Chinese
歐洲南天文台Chinese
歐洲南方天文台Chinese
Europski južni opservatorijCroatian
ESOCzech
European Southern ObservatoryCzech
Evropská jižní observatořCzech
ESODanish
European Southern ObservatoryDanish
European Southern ObservatoryDutch
Europese Zuidelijke SterrenwachtDutch
المرصد الاوروبى الجنوبىEgyptian Arabic
Eŭropa suda observatorioEsperanto
Euroopa LõunaobservatooriumEstonian
Euroopan eteläinen observatorioFinnish
ESOGreek
European Southern ObservatoryGreek
Ευρωπαϊκό Νότιο ΑστεροσκοπείοGreek
ארגון המצפה האירופי הדרומיHebrew
המצפה האירופי הדרומיHebrew
यूरोपीय दक्षिणी वेधशालाHindi
Európai Déli ObszervatóriumHungarian
European Southern ObservatoryHungarian
European Southern ObservatoryIcelandic
Stjörnustöð Evrópulanda á suðurhveliIcelandic
ESOIndonesian
European Southern ObservatoryIndonesian
Observatorium Selatan EropaIndonesian
an Eagraíocht Eorpach um Thaighde Réalteolaíoch sa Leathsféar TheasIrish
An Réadlann Eorpach sa Leathsféar TheasIrish
Réadlann Eorpach an DeiscirtIrish
Osservatorio Europeo AustraleItalian
ESOJapanese
ヨーロッパ南天天文台Japanese
ヨーロッパ南天文台Japanese
欧州南天天文台Japanese
ESOKorean
유럽 남반구 천문대Korean
유럽 남방 천문대Korean
유럽 남천문대Korean
유럽남부천문대Korean
Observatorium Europaeum australeLatin
Europäesche SüdobservatoireLuxembourgish
European Southern ObservatoryLuxembourgish
ESOMacedonian
Европска јужна опсерваторијаMacedonian
ЕСОMacedonian
Balai Cerap Selatan EropahMalay
Det europeiske sørobservatorietNorwegian
Det europeiske sørobservatoriumNorwegian Bokmål
ESONorwegian Bokmål
European Southern ObservatoryNorwegian Bokmål
Det europeiske sørobservatorietNorwegian Nynorsk
Det europeiske sydobservatoriumNorwegian Nynorsk
Det sørlege europeiske observatorietNorwegian Nynorsk
ESONorwegian Nynorsk
European Southern ObservatoryNorwegian Nynorsk
Observatòri Europèu AustralOccitan (post 1500)
رصدخانهٔ جنوبی اروپاPersian
ESOPolish
Europejskie Obserwatorium PołudniowePolish
European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern HemisphereRomanian
European Southern ObservatoryRomanian
Observatorul European AustralRomanian
ESORussian
European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern HemisphereRussian
European Southern ObservatoryRussian
Европейская южная обсерваторияRussian
Европска јужна опсерваторијаSerbian
Evropski južni opservatorijSerbo-Croatian
ESOSicilian
Ossirvatoriu Eurupeu AustraliSicilian
ESOSlovak
European Southern ObservatorySlovak
Európske južné observatóriumSlovak
ESOSlovenian
Evropska organizacija za astronomsko raziskovanje na južni polobliSlovenian
Evropski južni observatorijSlovenian
European Southern ObservatorySwedish
Europeiska sydobservatorietSwedish
Көньяк Европа обсерваториясеTatar
ESOThai
European Southern ObservatoryThai
หอดูดาวท้องฟ้าซีกใต้แห่งยุโรปThai
หอดูดาวยุโรปใต้Thai
Avrupa Güney GözlemeviTurkish
Avrupa Güney RasathanesiTurkish
European Southern ObservatoryTurkish
ESOUkrainian
Європейська південна обсерваторіяUkrainian
یورپی جنوبی رصدگاہUrdu
Yevropa janubiy rasadxonasiUzbek
Oservatòrio Eoropeo del SudVenetian
Đài quan sát Nam ÂuVietnamese
ESOVietnamese
Tổ chức Nghiên cứu thiên văn châu Âu tại Nam Bán cầuVietnamese
Tổ chức Nghiên cứu vũ trụ châu Âu tại bán cầu NamVietnamese
歐洲南天文台Yue Chinese

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