James Bond visits the VLT
I was surprised to learn that some scenes of the new and 22nd James Bond film had some scenes shot at Mount Cerro Paranal with the VLT (Very Large Telescope).
Apparently, because the Atacama desert is so hot and arid, humidity drops below 10%, so architects had to build the ‘Residencia’, so called because it has […]
The VLT on Google Maps
After spending some (a lot) of time looking for the VLT on Google Maps, I finally found it! The Very Large Telescope is a set of 4 large astronomical telescopes, among the largest in the world (8.2 meters of diameter per telescope, set up in interfrerometer, and part of the European Southern Observatory, the ESO. […]
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