Special group photo on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, over 10000km2 of saltflat, the largest in the world.
Cerro Armazones (3000m), where work has started to build the largest telescope ever.. E-ELT,
ESO's European Extremely Large Telescope (40m diameter mirror!).
Cerro Chajnantor (5100m), where ALMA is already working observing the cold invisible universe in the mm and sub-mm wavelength using 66 antennas (12m and 7m diameter).
Cerro Paranal (2800m), the four 8.2m diameter optical telescopes making ESO's VLT Very Large Telescope, the most powerful and advanced in the world.
On the way to Calama
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The Andes Cordillera from the plane on the way to Calama |
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Arrival at the Ruka Zen Lodge, just outside San Pedro |
Santiago, Chile
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Our road to the stars starts in Santiago, the capital of Chile |
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A view of the city from Cerro Santa Lucia, against the backdrop of the Andes Cordillera.And the smog, trapped in between the two mountain ranges |
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