Press Release

Information from the European Southern Observatory

23 December 1996

These aerial photos, obtained on December 8, 1996, show the rapid construction progress at the site of the VLT Observatory on Cerro Paranal.

It is now possible to get a good impression of how the VLT array will look like, when it is finished.

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About the Release

Release No.:eso9642
Legacy ID:Photo 40a-b/96
Name:Cerro Paranal, Paranal, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Facility:Very Large Telescope

Images

VLT observatory on Cerro Paranal
VLT observatory on Cerro Paranal
VLT observatory on Cerro Paranal
VLT observatory on Cerro Paranal