VISTA

The VISTA telescope features a 4.1-meter primary mirror and operates at an elevation of 2,518 meters in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

The telescope was developed through a collaboration of 18 British universities led by Queen Mary University of London before transferring to ESO in December 2009.

The telescope contributes to astronomical research by conducting wide-field surveys of the southern sky using both visible and infrared light detection capabilities.

Scientists access the telescope data through the European Southern Observatory database, which contains millions of pixels captured by the VIRCAM infrared camera.

VISTA telescope contains specialized filters operating at wavelengths of 0.98, 0.99, and 1.18 microns for detailed astronomical observations of the southern hemisphere.

Elevation above the sea: 2,518 m

Diameter: 4.1 m

Part of: Paranal Observatory

Website: http://vista.ac.uk

GPS coordinates: -24.61583,-70.39750

Latest update: March 14, 2025 23:32