Instrument Host Information
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID OBS060T2
INSTRUMENT_HOST_NAME PARANAL OBSERVATORY 8.2M KUYEN VERY LARGE TELESCOPE (VLT)-UT2
INSTRUMENT_HOST_TYPE EARTH BASED
INSTRUMENT_HOST_DESC
Instrument Host Overview
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    Kuyen is one of four 8.2m telescopes that make up the Very Large Telescope
    (VLT) at Paranal Observatory, operated by the European Southern
    Observatory (ESO).
 
    GROUP                        = OBSERVATORY_PARAMETERS
      OBSERVATORY_ID             = 'OBS060'
      NAME                       = 'PARANAL OBSERVATORY'
      COUNTRY                    = 'CHILE'
      ADDRESS                    = 'European Southern Observatory;
                                    Casilla 19001-Correo 19, Santiago'
    END_GROUP                    = OBSERVATORY_PARAMETERS
 
    GROUP                        = TELESCOPE_PARAMETERS
      TELESCOPE_ID               = 'T2'
      NAME                       = '8.2M KUYEN VERY LARGE TELESCOPE (VLT)-UT2'
      APERTURE                   = 8.2 
      LONGITUDE                  =  -70.400000 /* -70 24 00.00 E */
      LATITUDE                   =  -24.630000 /* -24 37 48.0 */
      ALTITUDE                   = 2635 
      COORDINATE_TYPE            = 'Astronomical'
    END_GROUP                    = TELESCOPE_PARAMETERS
REFERENCE_DESCRIPTION unk