A Week Under the Chilean Stars!
The Ultimate Astro-Surprise: Chile Edition!
Every year, I host an astro week under the stars in Ardèche with my friends from Spain. This year, though, I decided to shake things up a bit! With a little help from Mikel and Julio’s wife, we cooked up an out-of-this-world surprise for him: an 18-day trip to Chile! The plan was to explore the country, with a special focus on astronomical sites, especially the observatories of Deep Sky Chile! Right up until the day before we left, Julio thought he was just coming to France for a few days, business as usual. The surprise was HUGE, and full of emotion! We had an incredible journey, and here’s a quick recap in pictures…
Lift-off imminent…
Camping across from the VLT… right before we got kicked out, even though we had permission!
Visiting the VLT
At Alain Maury’s place, San Pedro de Atacama
ALMA Control Room
Relaxing in San Pedro de Atacama
On the road to El Tatio, over 4400m (14,400 ft) up…
Visiting Gemini South
Above the Andes
Picnic between Vicuña and the Rio Hurtado Valley
Rio Hurtado Valley
Pichasca, Las Nietas
The Deep Sky Chile Observatories
Pichasca School gets a telescope from Deep Sky Chile
