VISTA
The UK ATC is responsible for the design and construction of VISTA, the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, a new 4m diameter telescope currently under development. When it is completed it will be the world’s largest telescope dedicated to ground based survey work. Initially it will be equipped with the world’s largest infrared camera, and later may be augmented with an optical camera. VISTA will become part of ESO's Cerro Paranal Observatory, at an altitude of 2635m, in the Atacama Desert in Chile. VISTA is financed by the UK’s Joint Infrastructure Fund with an additional contribution from PPARC through a consortium of 18 UK universities led by Queen Mary University of London.
Detailed information regarding the project is available from the VISTA Project pages.