Visited Paranal observatory in Chile today for a peek at the VLT. My god, there's a lot of technology going on in these things. Laser driven adaptive optics, optical interferometry etc. Plus the 8m mirror was very impressive. 7/6 would go again.
They do free public tours on a Saturday (which you have to pre-book). Getting there is a bit tricky as there's no public transport. I just hired a car and drove through the desert from Antofagasta.
Visited Paranal observatory in Chile today for a peek at the VLT. My god, there's a lot of technology going on in these things. Laser driven adaptive optics, optical interferometry etc. Plus the 8m mirror was very impressive. 7/6 would go again.