The primary mirror array will be 128 feet (39 meters) across, allowing it to gather more light and greater detail than any ...
But it is not just the salt flats that make the Atacama Desert extraordinary. The high altitude and minimal light pollution create optimal conditions for stargazing, making it one of the best ...
The figure is down to almost zero for the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, or the VLT, located at an altitude of 2,600 meters on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert.