SOAR
SOAR is an observatory in Río Hurtado, Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region. SOAR is situated nearby to the peak Cerro Pachón, as well as near the building Gemini South.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Pachón and Gemini South.
Cerro Pachón
Peak
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.
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 1½ km southwest of SOAR.
SOAR
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Río Hurtado, Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-30.23779° or 30° 14′ 16″ south
Longitude
-70.73353° or 70° 44′ 1″ west
Open location code
47XFQ768+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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