Las Campanas Observatory

Las Campanas Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Carnegie Institution for Science. The headquarters is located in La Serena, Chile and the observatory is about 100 km to the northeast.

Telescopes

  • Magellan Telescopes — Twin 6.5 m, christened Walter Baade and Landon Clay
  • Du Pont Telescope — 2.5-meter (100-inch), named after Irénée du Pont and in operation since 1977
  • Swope Telescope — 1 m, named after Henrietta Swope
  • Warsaw Telescope — 1.3 m, owned by Warsaw University Observatory
  • Giant Magellan Telescope (planned) — 24.5 m effective (seven 8.4 m segments)
  • NANTEN Telescope (closed) — 4m millimeter-wavelength radio telescope, transported to Atacama desert, Chile.

Also located here are the small "Pi of the sky" wide-angle cameras that filmed the appearance of GRB 080319B.[1]

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