The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have marked a quarter-century of the Very Large Telescope (VLT).
ESO’s VLT, located on the Cerro Paranal Mountain in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, is one of the most advanced optical telescopes ever built.
Since recording its first light on 25 May 1998, it has produced an array of ground-breaking scientific discoveries including the first image taken of a planet beyond the Solar System.
ESO’s VLT consists of four state-of-the-art ‘Unit Telescopes’ which combine to produce images of stars with almost unparalleled resolution.
