Introduction
La Silla Paranal Observatory
Northern Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.
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Public Portal
- In the Public Portal you will find information about ESO, Press Releases, Outreach Activities, Events and About Astronomical Research using ESO's facilities.
- Also, information for ESO's Industrial Partners and About Employment at ESO.
Science Portal
- The Science Portal is intended for professional astronomers who plan to use or are using ESO observing facilities.
- The Science area also provides information about ESO's Science Activities and Projects, Meetings and Publications.
La Silla, in the southern part of the Atacama desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile and at an altitude of 2400 metres is the home of ESO's original observing site.
Here ESO operates three major telescopes: the 3.6-m telescope, the New Technology Telescope (NTT), and the 2.2-m Max-Planck-ESO telescope. They are equipped with state of the art instruments either built completely by ESO or by external consortia, with substantial contribution by ESO.
La Silla Observatory is hosting regularly Visitor Instruments that are attached to a telescope, for the duration of a run of observation and then is removed from the telescope.
La Silla also hosts national telescopes, such as the 1.2-m Swiss Telescope and the 1.5-m Danish Telescope.
These pages are aimed at the ESO community astronomers; they contain all the information required in order to prepare, execute, process and exploit observations with the ESO facilities. They also contain information on the scientific activities taking place at ESO.
The side menu will take you directly to the relevant pages:
- Observing Facilities links to the technical pages for the instruments and telescopes offered on ESO's observatories. You will find there their characteristics and capabilities, and the detailed documentation you will need to prepare or process observations.
- Observing Information points to the pages needed at every stage of a proposal for observing time, from the proposal preparation and submission, and observation preparation in Visitor or Service Modes. You will also find here all the tools needed at every stage.
- Data Processing and Tools assists you dealing with the data acquired with the ESO instruments. This includes the data processing tools, the information required to properly calibrate the instruments and the process to control the data quality.
- Science Archive Facility provides information and access to the ESO/ST-ECF Science Archive Facility and the European Virtual Observatory.
- Science Activities provides information about research done at ESO, including science verification programmes of ESO instruments.
Further you will find details about Scientific Meetings, IT Services, the ESO Library, Publications and Job Opportunities.
Announcements
La Silla Observatory Instrumentation
ESO operates three major telescopes (3.6m telescope, New Technology Telescope (NTT), 2.2m Max-Planck-ESO telescope) at the La Silla Observatory. They are equipped with state of the art instruments either built completely by ESO or by external consortia, with substantial contribution by ESO. These instruments are currently:
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Latest News
Please check the Latest News on ESO Instrumentation Development.
You may subscribe to our RSS Feed to stay up-to-date, or browse our archive.
Other Facilities of Use for Observers
- GROND
GROND is an imaging instrument to investigate Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows and other transients simultaneously in seven filter bands. Several dichroic beamsplitters feed light into three NIR channels and four visual channels, each equipped with its own detector. GROND has become operational in 2007. GROND has been built by the high-energy group of MPE in collaboration with the LSW Tautenburg and ESO, and is operated at the MPI/ESO 2.2m telescope.
- DIMM
La Silla is running an All Sky Monitor on the DIMM. Real-time images are available here.
- Decommisioned Instruments
Information on the following decommissioned instruments is available:
- CES at the 3.6m
- EMMI at the NTT (in operation until 03/08)
- SuSI2 at the NTT
- TIMMI2 at 3.6m (in operation until 09/06)
- Adonis at 3.6m (in operation until 09/02)
- B&C @ 1.52 ESO (B&C was operated by ESO till the end of Period 69, i.e. 30 Sep 2002, and by Brazil till 31 Dec 2002.)
- CORAVEL @ 1.54 DK
- IRAC-1 and IRAC-2b @ 2.2m
- EFOSC2 @ 2.2m; EFOSC2 @ 3.6m (EFOSC2 is currently operated at the NTT)
- FEROS @ 1.52 ESO (FEROS is currently operated at the 2.2m)
- Photomultiplier @ 50cm Dk
- Photomultiplier @ 50cm ESO
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Introduction
La Silla Paranal Observatory
Northern Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.
RSS Feed
Contact
Public Portal
- In the Public Portal you will find information about ESO, Press Releases, Outreach Activities, Events and About Astronomical Research using ESO's facilities.
- Also, information for ESO's Industrial Partners and About Employment at ESO.
Science Portal
- The Science Portal is intended for professional astronomers who plan to use or are using ESO observing facilities.
- The Science area also provides information about ESO's Science Activities and Projects, Meetings and Publications.
La Silla, in the southern part of the Atacama desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile and at an altitude of 2400 metres is the home of ESO's original observing site.
Here ESO operates three major telescopes: the 3.6-m telescope, the New Technology Telescope (NTT), and the 2.2-m Max-Planck-ESO telescope. They are equipped with state of the art instruments either built completely by ESO or by external consortia, with substantial contribution by ESO.
La Silla Observatory is hosting regularly Visitor Instruments that are attached to a telescope, for the duration of a run of observation and then is removed from the telescope.
La Silla also hosts national telescopes, such as the 1.2-m Swiss Telescope and the 1.5-m Danish Telescope.
These pages are aimed at the ESO community astronomers; they contain all the information required in order to prepare, execute, process and exploit observations with the ESO facilities. They also contain information on the scientific activities taking place at ESO.
The side menu will take you directly to the relevant pages:
- Observing Facilities links to the technical pages for the instruments and telescopes offered on ESO's observatories. You will find there their characteristics and capabilities, and the detailed documentation you will need to prepare or process observations.
- Observing Information points to the pages needed at every stage of a proposal for observing time, from the proposal preparation and submission, and observation preparation in Visitor or Service Modes. You will also find here all the tools needed at every stage.
- Data Processing and Tools assists you dealing with the data acquired with the ESO instruments. This includes the data processing tools, the information required to properly calibrate the instruments and the process to control the data quality.
- Science Archive Facility provides information and access to the ESO/ST-ECF Science Archive Facility and the European Virtual Observatory.
- Science Activities provides information about research done at ESO, including science verification programmes of ESO instruments.
Further you will find details about Scientific Meetings, IT Services, the ESO Library, Publications and Job Opportunities.
Announcements
La Silla Observatory Instrumentation
ESO operates three major telescopes (3.6m telescope, New Technology Telescope (NTT), 2.2m Max-Planck-ESO telescope) at the La Silla Observatory. They are equipped with state of the art instruments either built completely by ESO or by external consortia, with substantial contribution by ESO. These instruments are currently:
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Telescope
|
Focus
|
| |
Nasmyth A
|
Cassegrain
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Nasmyth B
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fibre fed from Cassegrain
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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| They telescopes are operated by the La Silla Science Operations Department. |
Latest News
Please check the Latest News on ESO Instrumentation Development.
You may subscribe to our RSS Feed to stay up-to-date, or browse our archive.
Other Facilities of Use for Observers
- GROND
GROND is an imaging instrument to investigate Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows and other transients simultaneously in seven filter bands. Several dichroic beamsplitters feed light into three NIR channels and four visual channels, each equipped with its own detector. GROND has become operational in 2007. GROND has been built by the high-energy group of MPE in collaboration with the LSW Tautenburg and ESO, and is operated at the MPI/ESO 2.2m telescope.
- DIMM
La Silla is running an All Sky Monitor on the DIMM. Real-time images are available here.
- Decommisioned Instruments
Information on the following decommissioned instruments is available:
- CES at the 3.6m
- EMMI at the NTT (in operation until 03/08)
- SuSI2 at the NTT
- TIMMI2 at 3.6m (in operation until 09/06)
- Adonis at 3.6m (in operation until 09/02)
- B&C @ 1.52 ESO (B&C was operated by ESO till the end of Period 69, i.e. 30 Sep 2002, and by Brazil till 31 Dec 2002.)
- CORAVEL @ 1.54 DK
- IRAC-1 and IRAC-2b @ 2.2m
- EFOSC2 @ 2.2m; EFOSC2 @ 3.6m (EFOSC2 is currently operated at the NTT)
- FEROS @ 1.52 ESO (FEROS is currently operated at the 2.2m)
- Photomultiplier @ 50cm Dk
- Photomultiplier @ 50cm ESO
Please use the site map to find what you're looking for.
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Latest News RSS Feed
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