Virtual guided tour ESO's Paranal Observatory. Saturday, July 30th, 15:00h CST. - YouTube - astrophysics

All the ESO observatories are located in the Atacama desert of Chile.Mt.Paranal is the main optical facility.ESO is sponsored by a consortium of 16 EU member states plus partner Australia.It's one of the main centers of astrophysics research in the world.Others include Mt.Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii and Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson,Arizona.Caltech operates the Palomar Mountain Observatory in San Diego County,California.Scientists from all over the world can book time at these observatories.