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Coordinates: 30°S 71°W / 30°S 71°W / -30; -71
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1. Las Campanas Observatory
2. European Southern Observatory Paranal
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By Fabian030 - Berlin, Germany
Another must-do in Chile, not only for astronomers, and interested people. Very interesting tour for free, booked through the website of the VLT. You learn a lot about history, can visit inside one of the telescopes, get access to the control room, and if fortunate you can talk to one or more of the scientists around. Also a Great spot if you camp nearby and watch the telescopes, and lasers work at night.
3. Observatorio Etno-Astronomico Licanantay
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 50 reviews
San Pedro de Atacama is a privileged place in the world to observe the sky and its stars. Come and enjoy with us these unique experience that the desert sky have to offered. Observing stars, planets, asteroids, galaxies, shooting star and much more. Also we will tell you the history that the Licanantay (the ancient people that used to lived here) told about night sky of this corner of the world.
4. Observatorio Pocuro
5. Observatorio Galileo
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
This astronomical observatory was conceived to give its visitors an exclusive and high level service, with very powerful and last generation equipment guided by highly qualified personnel and with the necessary comforts to achieve an unforgettable experience.
6. Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By judythr
This was a remarkably informative experience. I was lucky to be on a Spanish/English tour because I got to hear everything twice. So much to take in! Kadur has worked at Tololo since he was 23 (maybe in his 50's now). He beams with enthusiasm when sharing in depth about the telescope, the recent developments in astronomy....all of it. Though it was a day-time experience, I learned far more than at the Pangue Observatory. Tololo may become outdated because of the soon-to-be-completed observatory near Antofagasta. But I found the tour to be fascinating!
7. Centro Astronomico Tagua Tagua
8. Gemini Observatory
9. Observatorio Cruz del Sur
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
10. Observatorio del Pangue
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 154 reviews
Astronomical Observatory offering guided Tours, as well as telescope renting programmes for advanced astronomers. Several large telescopes offered, ranging from 16 inches to 28 inches of aperture, and away from city lights. Groups strictly limited to 10 people per night, so booking in advance is requested. Transfert to the observatory (17km) included. Open every night except around Full Moon dates, all year long. Programmes performed in english, french, and spanish.
Reviewed By stork90 - Mount Juliet, United States
We greatly enjoyed our 2 hour tour of the night sky, and had all our questions answered completely by the two astronomers. There was a group of 4 French speaking tourists, and the 2 of us for English. We were picked up promptly at 2045 by the minivan, and driven 30 minutes into the mountains outside town. We saw a binary star, nebulae, "space gas" (forgive my ignorance of correct terms), a dying star and other gorgeous sights and constellations.The sky was clear and we had nearly 2 hours of great viewing of the Milky Way before the sky started to lighten with the rising moon behind the mountains. Fantastic tour and definitely worth every CLP!
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