ASTRONOMY IN OUR OWN OBSERVATORY
- Our Milky Way galaxy over Hacienda Los Andes - (Image: Yuri Beletsky)
The telescope is installed and the observatory has opened its doors.
Marvel at the multitude of stars on the Chilean night sky. Look from our Hacienda right into the center of our galaxy. From nowhere else on Earth will you see the Milky Way as clear as from Chile. With your bare eyes you can make out both Magellanic Clouds, the two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Triple star Alpha Centauri, the closest neighbour to our sun, the Southern Cross, which was used by sailors as an aid to orientation and the imposing Eta Carina nebula are just three of many other highlights.
Now let's risk a look through our telescope. What seemed to be a single star, transforms into a huge globular cluster. Discover star clouds, explore distant galaxies or the rings of Saturn. It's a wonderful experience for laymen and experts alike and an absolute must for anyone on vacation in Chile.
Allow yourself to be taken away into a marvelous world of galaxies, stars, nebulae and planets. Being far away from city lights and having an average of 310 cloud-free nights per year, makes Hacienda Los Andes the ideal location for the new observatory. It is equipped with a superb Astro-Physics refractor. (For more images, please click "PICTURES" on the right)
We offer guided tours (on demand) for everyone who wants to benefit from this exclusive offer.
Times and length of the tour depend on the phase of the moon.
7 persons max
- Daniel Verschatse
Daniel Verschatse is a consultant to and the mental father of our observatory.
He is a well known astrophotographer and runs two imaging observatories near Los Andes in Central Chile.
Note: For visiting amateur astronomers and astrophotographers bringing their own equipment, the observatory site is equipped with four concrete observation pads each with its own 220V/50Hz power outlet.
