Mounted image 011: An aerial view of the Paranal Observatory in Chile
{"Image ImageDescription": "A bird soaring over the remote, sparsely populated Atacama Desert in northern Chile \u2014 possibly the driest desert in the world \u2014 might be surprised to come upon the technological oasis of ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal. The world\u2019s most advanced ground-based facility for astronomy, the site hosts four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes, four 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), and the 4.1-metre Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), seen in the distance on the next mountain peak over from the main platform. This aerial view also shows other structures, including the Observatory Control Room building, on the main platform\u2019s front edge.", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh", "Image DateTime": "2015:12:03 15:15:43", "Image Copyright": "ESO/G.Huedepohl"}