Another special element of desert weddings in Chile is the incorporation of indigenous rituals into the ceremony. Couples can ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

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One of the darkest slices of night sky on the planet may soon be ... may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert. The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black skies and lack of light pollution, and it's ...

ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope — is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain ...

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...

The clarity of Chilean skies in the Atacama Desert may be in jeopardy given a ... represents a critical risk to the most pristine night skies on the planet,” said ESO Director General Xavier ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope under construction in the Atacama desert in January 2025 ... which will remain closed during the day and open at night, allowing the telescope to survey the ...