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The VVV Survey is one of the six ESO Public Surveys operating on the 4m Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VISTA Telescope at Cerro Paranal, Chile.

History
VISTA's main purpose is in tune with "The Visible & Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy " goals, which states: "The purpose of the wide field (1.65° diameter in the IR) survey telescope and camera facility is to perform extensive surveys of the southern skies whose sensitivity is matched to the needs of today’s 8-m class telescopes."

On January 15, 2006, ESO made the call for proposals of Public Surveys for VISTA. Fourteen proposals were submitted, and on November 2006, the VVV Survey was approved with VISTA.

The second cycle call for proposals of Public Surveys for VISTA, 2016 to 2020, opened on August 1, 2015 and the VVV eXtended Survey was accepted.

The VVV Science Team
Rainbows on the Southern Sky