Gabriela Mistral International Dark Skies Sanctuary
Gabriela Mistral International Dark Skies Sanctuary is in Río Hurtado, Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region. Gabriela Mistral International Dark Skies Sanctuary is situated nearby to the observatory Gemini South, as well as near the peak Cerro Pachón.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Santuario Internacional de Cielos Oscuros Gabriela Mistral”
- Address: Vicuña
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Pachón and Gemini South.
Cerro Pachón
Peak
Photo: Puzhok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerro Pachón is a mountain in central Chile, located east of the city of La Serena in the Coquimbo Region. The mountain is seismically active, with a magnitude 5.6 earthquake impacting the summit on April 30, 2012.
Gemini South
Observatory
Gemini South is an observatory, which is situated 500 metres northeast of Gabriela Mistral International Dark Skies Sanctuary.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Building
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an astronomical observatory in Coquimbo Region, Chile. Its main task is to conduct an astronomical survey of the southern sky every few nights, creating a ten-year time-lapse record, termed the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Vera C. Rubin Observatory is situated 1 km west of Gabriela Mistral International Dark Skies Sanctuary.
Gabriela Mistral International Dark Skies Sanctuary
- Category: tourism
- Location: Río Hurtado, Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-30.24338° or 30° 14′ 36″ southLongitude
-70.74077° or 70° 44′ 27″ westInception
August 10th, 2015Operator
Asociación de Universidades para la Investigación en Astronomía (AURA) en el Valle de ElquiOpen location code
47XFQ745+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9630359035OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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