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CTIO

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ground/CTIO

Description

The facilities of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO),
part of the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory, continue to be the
nucleus of U.S. astronomy in the Southern hemisphere. Cerro Tololo is located
about 500km north of Santiago, Chile

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Details

Version:2.7.1

Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ground/CTIO
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
CTIO
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:23:20Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:23:20Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL, Updated to SPASE Version 2.7.1. JWL
Description

The facilities of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO),
part of the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory, continue to be the
nucleus of U.S. astronomy in the Southern hemisphere. Cerro Tololo is located
about 500km north of Santiago, Chile

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.Scientistspase://SMWG/Person/Stephen.Heathcote
InformationURL
Name
About the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
URL
https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/ctio/
Description

Information about the CTIO.

InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/mission/Ground_CTIO
Description

The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.

ObservatoryGroupID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/GONG
Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
Latitude
-30.169
Longitude
70.804
Elevation
2200