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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

Observatory on Cerro Tololo mountain in the Chilean Andes, operated by AURA (the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy). Its main instrument is a 4-m/158-in reflector, opened in 1974, a twin of that at Kitt Peak, Arizona, USA.



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Since 1963, with the construction of the Cerro Tololo observatory on a plateau at 2,200 meters, the mountains around Vicuna-population 8,000--have been recognized as one of the world's most promising locations for optical telescopes.
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