1962-10-05 agreement

ESO Convention signed

Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Treaty signed

International: Convention establishing a European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

Five founding countries signed the European Southern Observatory Convention.

2013-03-13 observatory milestone

ALMA inaugurated in Chile

Category: Facilities and Infrastructure › Type: Observatory opening

The ALMA observatory was formally inaugurated at its site in the Chilean Andes.