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Cerro Paranal

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with an elevation of 2,664 m (8,740 ft); now it is 2,635 m (8,645 ft) above sea level. It is the site of the
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Paranal
Paranal Observatory

Elevation
Coordinates
24°37′38″S 70°24′17″W / 24.62722°S 70.40472°W / -24.62722; -70.40472
Atacama Desert
Chile
Parent range
Chilean Coast Range
Atacama Desert
Chile
Paranal Observatory
horizontal control point
Very Large Telescope
VLT Survey Telescope
Antofagasta
Taltal
Milky Way pictured above Cerro Paranal.
Zodiacal Light seen from Paranal.
Zodiacal Light
Joint Operations Graphic
JPEG
"Up high"
"Zodiacal Light"

Cerro Paranal
Cerro Paranal
Stub icon
Antofagasta Region

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