European Southern Observatory

European Southern Observatory is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive astronomical observatory. The company provides state-of-the-art research facilities to astronomers and is supported by Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the 1962 Convention, they have approximately 131 million Euros and employ around 730 staff members. They have headquarters are located in Garching near Munich, Germany, They operate, in Santiago Centre and three unique observing sites in Chile, La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.