Next-Generation Transit Survey

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The Next-Generation Transit Survey is a ground-based robotic search for exoplanets. The facility is located at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, about 2 km from ESO's Very Large Telescope and 0.5 km from the VISTA Survey Telescope. Science operations began in early 2015. The astronomical survey is managed by a consortium of seven European universities and other academic institutions from Chile, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Prototypes of the array were tested in 2009 and 2010 on La Palma, and from 2012 to 2014 at Geneva Observatory. ()

Local name: Búsqueda de Tránsitos de Próxima Generación Coordinates: 24°36'57"S, 70°23'28"W

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Next-Generation Transit Survey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paranal Observatory, Cerro Paranal, Very Large Telescope, Spectro-Polarimetric High-Contrast Exoplanet Research.

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Observatories and planetariums, Museum, Mountain
Paranal Observatory
30 min walk • Perched high on the Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the Paranal Observatory is a beacon of astronomical research and a testament to human curiosity. At an altitude of 2,635 meters above sea level, this advanced facility is home to the Very Large...
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Desert mountain with an observatory
Cerro Paranal
31 min walk • Perched high atop the Atacama Desert in Chile, Cerro Paranal is a remote mountain renowned not for its altitude but for its astronomical significance. At an elevation of 2,635 meters, this seemingly nondescript peak is home to the Paranal Observatory, one of the most...
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Set of giant astronomical telescopes
Very Large Telescope
29 min walk • The Very Large Telescope is a telescope facility operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Observatories and planetariums
Spectro-Polarimetric High-Contrast Exoplanet Research
30 min walk • Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch is an adaptive optics system and coronagraphic facility at the Very Large Telescope. It provides direct imaging as well as spectroscopic and polarimetric characterization of exoplanet systems.