16 November, 2007

Paranal Observatory Escapes Damage

Luckily, the recent earthquake in northern Chile didn't damage ESO's telescopes at Paranal- everything is reported up and running normally according to the release found here. Not that there's anything 'lucky' about an earthquake of this magnitude (7.7 on the Richter), but I think it's a relief that there was no damage to any of the facilities used by ESO. Best wishes to all of those who were affected.

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