Llano de Chajnantor

Today I visit Chile!

 

Source: http://www.worldatlas.com/

 

Postcard which I received from Chile shows European Southern Obsevatory on the Chajnantor.

 

 

Some more information :)

 

ESO - European Southern Observatory

it's a international organization, which was founded in 1962.

It's aim is build astronomical observatories in the southern hemisphere.

 

On the plateau Llano de Chajnantor is ALMA.

ALMA is a machine astrophysics.

ALMA construcion is to be completed in 2013.

ALMA is to have 66 antennas.

 

Source: http://www.eso.org/

 

 

Source: http://www.rmf24.pl/

 

 

Source: http://www.eso.org/

 

 

For more information about ESO you can get on their website http://www.eso.org/public/