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During my research career I led several visitor-mode observing runs at some of the largest astronomical observatories in the world such as the ESO/La Silla Observatory (Chile), and the Los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma, Canary Island). Through these activities, I contributed to the discovery of an increasing number of quasars at z > 5, when the Universe was less than 1.5 Gigayears old.
Below you can find some interesting pictures I acquired during these experiences:
a_20210525_sm_hms.avit_20210525_sm_hms.aviObserving run of the Liverpool Telescope (LT) located at Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma (Canary Islands), during May 25-26, 2021. Left: Full sky field-of-view stationary, pointing at zenith. Right: 9-degrees field-of-view co-pointing with the LT. Videos are constructed from all images taken during the night. Credits: Liverpool Telescope Project.
Night view of La Silla Observatory (Chile). From the left to the right: MPG/ESO 2.2m telescope, ESO 1m Schimdt telescope, New Technology Telescope (NTT), ESO 3.6m telescope.
La Silla Observatory at the sunset. View from the rooftop of ESO/3.6m telescope located at the top of the mountain.
Vicunhas visiting La Silla Observatory. On the background, the exterminated view on the dry desert.
Top: Twilight in a cold day at La Silla Observatory. On the left, the headquarter building of the site. Bottom: Sunset from the RITZ balcony, the decommissioned Control Room of the La Silla telescopes.
The 15m-diameter antenna of the Swedish-ESO sub-millimetre telescope, part of La Silla Observatory.
Twilight between clouds at La Silla Observatory.
View of the outskirt of the Atacama Desert from La Silla Observatory. On the left the Swedish-ESO sub-millimetre telescope.
The La Silla Observatory facilities above the clouds viewed from the ESO/3.6m telescope station.
Clouds penetrating in the valley below the ESO La Silla Observatory. Astronomer lodgings are visible on the bottom left corner.
"The snowstorm of the century" at ESO La Silla Observatory during 16-17 July 2022.
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View of the Chajnantor plateau from the Cerro Toco (5.604 m). The antennas of the Atacama Large (sub-)Millimeter Array (ALMA) are visible.
The Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) looking at the cloud bed below it at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma, Canary Islands). The MAGIC telescopes are also visible at the bottom left corner.
The Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) over the sea. On the right: the headquarter buildings of the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory.
Dawn on the Caldera del Taburiente as seen from the Nordic Optical Telescope. On the right the Mount Teide (3.715 m) in Tenerife emerges from the clouds ~135 km away.
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