La Silla Paranal Observatory operations

A. Kaufer

doi:10.1117/12.790688

12 July 2008 La Silla Paranal Observatory operations

A. Kaufer

Proceedings Volume 7016, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems II; 701605 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790688
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The European Southern Observatory has recently merged the operations of its three Chilean sites, La Silla, Paranal/VLT, and Chajnantor APEX, into one observatory, the La Silla Paranal Observatory. Recent developments, latest achievements and future challenges at the different sites are presented in this paper.

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A. Kaufer "La Silla Paranal Observatory operations", Proc. SPIE 7016, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems II, 701605 (12 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790688

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