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Paranal astronomical observatory on Mount Paranal in Chile

Xinhua | June 29, 2011 09:09
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Photo taken on June 21, 2011 shows four seperate 8.2-meter-diameter Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal Observatory which is located on top of Mount Paranal, Atacama Desert, northern Chile. Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on Mont Paranal at 2,632 meter altitude and operated by the European Southern Observatory. Photo: Xinhua/Ye Shuhong

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