CHILE La Silla -- c.2000 -- The La Silla telescope complex of the European Space Observatory in the Andean mountains of Chile.

CHILE La Silla -- c.2000 -- The La Silla telescope complex of the European Space Observatory in the Andean mountains of Chile. These telescopes are among those which have made the clearest pictures of space yet using revolutionary technology developed by British and American scientists. This 'Lucky Picture' technology allows ground-based telescopes such as these to capture images free of atmospheric distortion, which has always given the Hubble space-based telescope an edge on coventional ones. The developers hope to make the technology widely availabel, greatly enhancing the image quality of any ground-based telescope that uses it. Astronomers say the improved clarity of these images will lead to better understanding of how star clusters behave, among other things -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / ESO