Atacama Desert’s Amazing Night Skies Are A Powerful Draw
Astronomers from all over the world flock to the high-altitude desert of Chile and its bevy of telescopes to study the Universe. Learn more about the region.
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Control center of ALMA Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 2018-10-07
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Timelapse - Atacama desert, near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Time lapse of sunset, stars, and milky way. Taken in the Valle de la Luna, Valle de la Muerte, and San Pedro, in the Atacama desert, Chile. See more at
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Webcam stream of High Site ALMA Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 2018-10-07
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Most beautiful places for stargazing-Atacama Desert, Chile by spacerip
A picturesque oasis village - turned tourist hot spot - San Pedro de Atacama, located in northern Chile, is one of the best places in the world for stargazing. The Atacama Desert's crystal-clear skies and dry climate allows observers to view celestial wonders that are impossible to see in other parts of the world. Few will forget the sight of some of the astronomical treasures of the southern hemisphere, such as the 'Southern Cross', which includes a cluster of sparkling young stars aptly named the 'Jewel Box' ef tours.
SPACE offers 'star tours' which are ideal for the amateur astronomer. The tour begins with a guide to the constellations of the southern hemisphere, visible to the naked eye; on a good night the entire zodiacal arc is able to be seen. The second part of the tour takes place in a large park of telescopes, where you can observe the moon (and even photograph it through the telescope), Mars and Saturn as well as a multitude of breathtaking nebulae
Atacama Desert: Aerial view of most beautiful places of Atacama (Bolivia and Chile), 4k UHD
• Salar de Tara
• Laguna Colorada
• Laguna Verde
• Volcano Licancabur
• Valley de Luna
• Termas de Polques
• San Pedro de Atacama
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Time lapse video of the night sky of Atacama desert, the most beautiful sky of the world
Panorama and telescope moving machines at ALMA Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 2018-10-07
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Visiting the Valley of the Moon (El Valle de la Luna) for sunset in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
As part of our marathon day in the Atacama Desert, which started at 4 in the morning, we joined a second afternoon tour to visit the Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna) in the Cordillera de la Sal of northern Chile just a few kilometers away from San Pedro de Atacama. We first visited a mirador lookout point called Piedra del Coyote where we enjoyed stunning landscape views of the valley below. Afterwards, we went explored a cave that at first appeared quite small but eventually became dark and rather challenging considering we didn't bring our flashlights. Whoops! As the final portion of the tour, just prior to sunset, we hiked up to a vantage point where we could witness the most spectacular sunset of the Valley of the Moon. Overall, we were tired, hungry and exhausted doing back to back tours but it was definitely worth it. The views and landscapes here are surreal.
Visiting the Valley of the Moon (El Valle de la Luna) for sunset in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Travel Video Transcript:
Well the temperature sure changes quickly here in the Atacama desert. When we went to visit the geysers this morning we were freezing. It was so cold and this afternoon we're planning to tour the Valley of the Moon and we are melting. Like seriously, it must be like high 30's maybe even low 40's in Celsius. I feel like it's Samuel a la parrilla. His first Spanish joke - Sam on the grill. Haha!
So our first stop on this afternoon tour is called Piedra del Coyote and our guide was saying this was like the iconic postcard shot that you see on all of the guidebooks and it is pretty impressive. Voila!
Into the deep dark cave. Actually it is not very big and it is very deep or very dark but it is a lot cooler than out in the desert. So, I'm happy.
This is a time where I wish I was 5'6 not 6'1.
This is spooky. We're only seeing shadows. And darkness. We should have brought a flashlight. Should have brought a flashlight.
We're like little ants in a tunnel. Yes, except that I'm an ant that is way too big for this little ant tunnel. The Queen ant. I'm the queen ant. I should be out enjoying paradise somewhere else.
That was kind of hard to film. We weren't expecting to crawl through a tunnel. Yeah, it started off too easy. And we're like this isn't even a cave. And then it became hardcore caving. And it was pitch black and we didn't bring flashlights. But the best part about this was that it allowed us to cool off. It was so hot before we came in here.
The end is nigh. The end is nigh. No, seriously though. This is our final stop. We have to climb a dune or some hill. It is going to take us about 30 minutes. Once we reach the top we get to watch the sunset. Woo! And then we get food back in town. Feed me. Yes, and what you don't realize is this is our second tour of the day. This is going to be our second video coming out but we did all of this in one day. We started at four AM and right now it is what? Sunset, sunset time. Let's go watch the sun.
And that is a wrap for our Valle de la Luna tour. We are tired, hungry and ready to get a rest. Ciao!
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Atacama Desert has Chilean astronomers seeing stars
Chile leads the world when it comes to space exploration and hosts some of the world’s largest instruments for observation of outer space. Correspondent Harris Whitbeck takes us to the Atacama Desert to behold the mysteries of the Milky Way from the driest desert on earth.
Large telescopes dot the Atacama Desert in the northern part of Chile and offer the ideal conditions to study space from Earth. The high altitude combined with a lack of moisture and light pollution provide a near-perfect view of the night sky.
Chile is working on another piece of equipment to look skyward as well. Construction has started on the extremely large telescope or E-L-T. Its diameter is a whopping 39 meters, which is nearly five times the size of the four telescopes currently being operated at the Paranal Observatory.
Check out Harris Whitbeck’s report from this rugged terrain on the Pacific coast and see how Chile is becoming the global superpower of space exploration.
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Chile - Atacama desert and its observatories
A short drone video of my trip in Chile, focused on Atacama desert and some of its observatories: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory and Very Large Telescope, appearing in that order in the video.
Shot with DJI Mavic Air in October 2018
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The Atacama desert is home to the darkest and cleanest skies in the world. A view to the nightsky rewards with uncountable numbers of stars and fantastic nebulas in one of the most quiet a empty places on earth. Not a single noise distracts from the grand show the nightsky has to offer.
The environment is harsh though. Filmed in freezing temperatures, altitudes up to 5000m/16000ft, salt lakes and icy slopes, the Atacama is not friendly to life and equipment. Though it provides without doubt for epic and vast vistas of one of the greatest landscapes on earth.
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Gracias a un premio que recibimos de la Unión Europea en Chile, nos fue posible visitar y recorrer las instalaciones del Observatorio Paranal.
Para nosotros fue una experiencia maravillosa, donde pudimos conocer y ver de cerca los Telescopios e Instrumentos más avanzados del mundo con los cuales se está investigando el universo en que vivimos.
Es difícil traducir a palabras lo espectacular que es haber estado ahí, así que hicimos este vídeo con mucho cariño mostrando la plataforma del Observatorio Paranal y parte de sus instalaciones. Esperamos que sea de todo su agrado.
Paranal Observatory - Observatorio Paranal - Atacama Desert - Desierto de Atacama | ESO | MAV Drone
El VLT (very large telescope), está ubicado en la Región de Antofagasta a 2.600 metros sobre el nivel del mar en el cerro Paranal, es uno de los observatorios de luz visible más avanzados del mundo. Compuesto por cuatro Telescopios Unitarios (UTs), cuatros Telescopios Auxiliares (ATs), un telescopio diseñado exclusivamente para rastrear el cielo con luz visible (VST) y el Visible & Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA). Los telescopios UT y AT pueden trabajar en conjunto para formar el Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI).
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Red Hot Chile - Trekking in the Atacama Desert with KE Adventure Travel. Produced by Ivan Seskar.
If you want to see the full journey of KE Adventure Travel's Red Hot Chile trekking holiday, then watch this 40 minute video. We know it is slightly too long and Ivan Seskar who produced it suggests the video could be used as a “mild form of torture for friends and family”. But it if you are looking for as much information as possible for our journey from the salt plains to the summit of Licancabur, this will give you a great insight to this incredible holiday.
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Parina Atacama apart-hotel in S. Pedro de Atacama
When you travel around San Pedro de Atacama, in Northern Chile, check yourself into the Parina Atacama apart-hotel. Comfortable fully furnished apartments with everything you need to have a warm, pleasant stay! More: