Everything about La Silla Observatory totally explained
La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in
Chile with eighteen telescopes. Nine of these telescopes were built by the
European Southern Observatory (ESO) organisation, and several of the others are partly maintained by ESO. The observatory is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
La Silla is a 2400 m high mountain, bordering the southern extremity of the
Atacama Desert in Chile. It is located about 160 km north of
La Serena, 27 km south of
Las Campanas Observatory, and 100 km north of
Cerro Tololo Observatory.
Originally known as Cinchado, the mountain was renamed La Silla (the saddle) after its shape. It rises quite isolated and remote from any artificial light and dust sources (astronomy's worst enemies). La Silla was the first observatory in Chile used by ESO.
Image:observatorio_la_silla1.JPG|La Silla Observatory from NTT Telescope
Image:observatorio_la_silla_2.JPG|Panoramic View
Image:observatorio_la_silla_ntt.JPG|New Technology Telescope (3.5m)
Further Information
Get more info on 'La Silla Observatory'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://la_silla_observatory.totallyexplained.com">La Silla Observatory Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
