Spain

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER Spain has been a Member of the CTAO ERIC Council since it was established in 2025 and is the host of the CTAO-North site at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias’ Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. REPRESENTING ENTITY

ESO

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has been a Founding Member since the Council was established in 2025 and is the hosting partner for the CTAO-South site, which is located near the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.

Chile

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER AND FACILITY LOCATION The European Southern Observatory (ESO), with its headquarters in Munich, Germany, has been a CTAO Council Member since 2019 and is the host of the CTAO-South site near its Paranal Observatory.

Italy

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER Italy has been a Member of the CTAO ERIC Council since it was established in 2025 and is the host of the CTAO’s Headquarters at the INAF building in Bologna. REPRESENTING ENTITY

Germany

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER Germany has been a Member since the Council was established in 2025 and is the host of the CTAO’s Science Data Management Centre at the DESY campus in Zeuthen. REPRESENTING ENTITY