ESO Convention signed
Date as reported
Five founding countries signed the European Southern Observatory Convention. Established the agreement for a shared southern-hemisphere observatory.
Historical significance
Established the agreement for a shared southern-hemisphere observatory.
- Category
- Programs, Policy, and Governance
- Type
- Treaty signed
- Organization
- European Southern Observatory
- Jurisdiction
- International
- Legal instrument
- Convention establishing a European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
Sources and attribution
- ESO — ESO timeline (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to ESO.