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As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

They had already spent a week and a half scouting other locations in the Atacama ... The desert’s remoteness and inhospitably thin, dry air—ideal for observing the night sky—had already ...

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What a stunning place to visit. We did not know what to expect when we booked to stay in the Atacama desert. “The scenery was stunning. Allow at least 3 night stay to acclimatise to the ...