La Silla Telescopes Overview
The 3.58-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) was the first in the world to have a computer-controled mirror ans ESO 3.6-m telescope.
In addition La Silla hosts several other national and project telescopes: The 2.2-m MPG/ESO Telescope from the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, the ESO 1-m telescope. the 1.54-m Danish Telescope, the 1.5 ESO the 1.2-m Euler Telescope, the Rapid Eye Mount Telescope, the TAROT Telescope gamma-ray burst chaser, the TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope), BlackGem and the ESO 1-m Schmidt Telescope, currenly in use for the QUEST project.These telescopes are not operated by ESO and hence do not fall under the responsibilty of La Silla Science Operations.
Telescopes in Operation
- New Technology Telescope
- ESO 3.6-m telescope
- A description of the National Telescopes on La Silla
Decommisioned Telescopes
- 1.4m CAT
- 1.52m ESO
- 15m SEST
- 1m Schmidt
- 50cm ESO
- Grand Prism Objectif GPO
- 90cm Dutch (National telescope)
- 50cm Danish (National telescope)
- Marseille 40 cm (National telescope)
- Bochum 61cm (National telescope)
- Marly 1m