page_title: Las Campanas Observatory
hierarchical_section_title: Las Campanas Observatory
caption_attribution_description: Image de l'Observatoire de Las Campanas.
context_page_description: Las Campanas Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the southern Atacama desert in Chile. It is owned and operated by the Carnegie Institution for Science. It was built in 1969 as the main observing site for the Carnegie Institution for Science. The headquarters is located in La Serena, Chile and the observatory is about 100 km northeast of the city. The observatory is at 2,400 m above sea level.
  On February 24, 1987, Ian Shelton and Oscar Duhalde first saw the Supernova 1987A.
context_section_description: Las Campanas Observatory  is an astronomical observatory in the southern Atacama desert in Chile.  It is owned and operated by the Carnegie Institution for Science. It was built in 1969 as the main observing site for the Carnegie Institution for Science. The headquarters is located in La Serena, Chile and the observatory is about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of the city. The observatory is at 2,400 m (7,874 ft) above sea level.
  On February 24, 1987, Ian Shelton and Oscar Duhalde first saw the Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A).
caption: Telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory
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