Here are some pictures of telescopes at the European Southern Observatory. Do not reproduce them commercially without my permission.

A general view of part of the La Silla site. The buildings of the NTT (or New technology Telescope) and 3.6m telescopes can be seen in the distance. Photo: John Davies.

Two of the domes of the numerous smaller telescopes at the La Silla site. Photo: John Davies.

The Swedish ESO Sub-millimetre Telescope (SEST). I have used this to observe comet Hale-Bopp. Photo: John Davies.

I call this "Reflecting Telescope". Photo: John Davies.

Pictures of Calar Alto, Spain?

John Keith Davies
Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ
j.davies@roe.ac.uk
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