Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ======================================= Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Casilla 603, La Serenanull Chile Description ----------- The Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope is a 4.1 meter aperture telescope designed to produce the best quality images of any observatory in its class, across a several arcmin field of view. It can work from 320 nm to the near infrared, and features fast slewing and a suite of optical and infrared instruments mounted and ready for use. It is situated on Cerro Pachón - IV Región - Chile, at 2,700 meters (8,775 feet) above sea level.