Astronomy requires dark and clear skies, and that often means you need to build telescopes in remote places such as Cerro Tololo, where we have been staying the past couple days. While it’s dark skies that brings us to Cerro Tololo, it as also a region of profound beauty. It is a land so wondrous that I feel inadequate to …
Moving Through a Dream
It’s 12:30 am as I write this. The day starting with meetings at AURA, and a tour of some of the facilities. After that long day we went to Cerro Mayu observatory to observe the southern sky. It was the first time I got to see Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross with my own eyes. While I’m somewhat familiar …
Behind the Curtain
Neil Armstrong didn’t go to the Moon. He was sent to the Moon by a skilled and hardworking team known as NASA.
Valley of Stone and Sky
Santiago is bounded by ocean and mountains. What’s amazing to see is just how large, rugged and close the mountains are to downtown. When walking among the city buildings, you’ll catch a glimpse of the mountains that seem to hold Santiago in a valley of stone and sky. While this makes for stunning views, it also makes for a region of …
The Road Goes Ever On
Thus begins a trip to observatories in Chile.
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