April 1, 1999

In 1999, Paranal Observatory opened in the Atacama Desert of Chile.

Paranal Observatory sits on Cerro Paranal, 2,635 meters above sea level, and it is operated by the European Southern Observatory. Its parts include the Very Large Telescope and VISTA.

Sources for this text: Wikidata, Q10914152, Wikidata, Q859718, Wikidata, Q151991, Wikidata, Q265628, Wikidata, Q612291

Source: Wikidata, Q10914152

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