{"id":633,"date":"2019-12-23T13:23:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T13:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optolab.pucv.cl\/?p=633"},"modified":"2020-03-26T19:09:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T19:09:47","slug":"group-of-researchers-and-students-visited-the-paranal-observatory-european-southern-observatory-eso-near-antofagasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qommtrue.cl\/optolab\/en\/group-of-researchers-and-students-visited-the-paranal-observatory-european-southern-observatory-eso-near-antofagasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Group of researchers and students visited the Paranal Observatory (European Southern Observatory, ESO) near Antofagasta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The international complex, that hosts four 8 meter telescopes, has been one of the main points for the development of relevant research related to astronomy, nationwide and worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the scope of the 1st International Workshop on Compressive, Adaptive and Computational Imaging (WACCI 2019), organized by professor Esteban Vera from the School of Electrical Engineering, PUCV, a group conformed by researchers and students visited the European Southern Observatory installations, which is located in Cerro Paranal, 75 miles south fom Antofagasta, in the Antofagasta region, northern Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the arrival to Antofagasta on November 15th, thr tour started with a short walk to see the natural monument, La Portada<\/em>, one of the main local tourist attractions. After a two hour bus trip to Cerro Paranal, the visit had a quick review about the Observatory and safety rules, which was done in the visitor center<\/strong>, place where usually the official guides also talk about the main characteristics of the complex and the daily life and work that is done there as well. There is a small-size replica of the observatory, which can be found at the entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n