Hightech in the Desert: Observatorio Paranal
March 26th 2006 The Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth. For that reason it has been chosen as a site for various space telescopes. Astronomers and Astrophysicists value the dry atmosphere and the little amount of diffused light due to the remotenes because it gives them a much clearer view into the sky.
It makes visits to the telescopes quite difficult though. I had arranged a visit to the telescope of
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