70 percent of world’s astronomical infrastructure to be in Chile following key projects.
The Chilean Foreign Ministry officially signed over a total of 213 square miles of land to the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) last Thursday to begin construction of the world’s largest optical telescope, the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
Swirling night sky behind the VLT at the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. Photo Courtesy of European Southern Observatory/Flickr.Login to read more.
The Chilean Foreign Ministry officially signed over a total of 213 square miles of land to the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) last Thursday to begin construction of the world’s largest optical telescope, the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
Swirling night sky behind the VLT at the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. Photo Courtesy of European Southern Observatory/Flickr.Login to read more.About the writer
Anna Pope
Having grown up in small town Texas, Anna has always been a big dreamer. In an attempt to feed her adventurous and curious nature, she applied to a study abroad program at The University of Texas at Austin, where she is currently majoring in Latin American Studies and Spanish. Since her arrival in Chile in February 2011, Anna has developed an interest in current events and has become passionate about keeping everyone she knows informed. She found her place at the Santiago Times thanks to a friend and former intern and couldn't be happier with this opportunity to learn and to experience what goes on behind the scenes and to bring people the news.
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