Location of the Test-Bed Telescope 2 at La Silla

The position of the European Space Agency's Test-Bed Telescope 2 is indicated by the yellow square in this aerial view of ESO’s La Silla Observatory, situated in the Chilean Atacama Desert. La Silla is the first ESO observatory, inaugurated in 1969, and is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It is home to a variety of telescopes including three major optical and near-infrared telescopes operated by ESO.

Credit:

I. Saviane/ESO

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Id:eso2107i
Type:Photographic
Release date:27 April 2021, 12:00
Related releases:eso2107
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Name:La Silla, Test-Bed Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:La Silla

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