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European Southern Observatory

Intergovernmental observatory that runs the VLT at Paranal

European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental observatory that runs the VLT at Paranal, and appears in the record of 3I/ATLAS.

Three events on the site involve it, from First spectrum: a red, all-dust coma (3 Jul 2025) to VLT nitrogen and carbon isotopes published (6 Jul 2026).

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Intergovernmental observatory that runs the VLT at Paranal · 3 events
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Mysteries Department. (2026). European Southern Observatory [Organisation ORG0DFQ70ART71S]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ORG0DFQ70ART71S
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