The facilities that house the telescope complex in Chile's Atacama Desert have closed. Job
European Southern Observatory reporteddecided to gradually cease all observations conducted at the telescopes of the observatories Paranal, La Silla and APEX. They will minimize the number of personnel who serve them.
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This desert is perfect for astronomicalobservations, since it is located at a very high altitude, where there are practically no clouds and precipitation. It is there that researchers can observe the night sky almost all year round without obstacles. When there is too much water in the atmosphere, this prevents the collection of weak signals from deep space, so many telescopes are built in deserts.
Scientists noted that closing telescopes couldhave a significant impact on the field of astronomy as a whole. These objects provide a large amount of data that scientists use in their research projects.