AS the sun sets over the Atacama Desert in Chile each reliably cloudless night, dazzling ruby red and garnet hues paint the volcanic Andes Mountain peaks in the eastern skyline, deepening almost imperceptibly until they are indistinguishable from black.That would be the grand finale at many resort areas. But here, it is merely the opening act.After the nearest star had set one evening last August, I peered through the Meade 16-inch telescope in the 15-foot observatory of the Hotel de Larache in San Pedro de Atacama to see the main attraction: the doppelg?nger Alpha Centauri stars that, without the benefit of magnification, look like one; the misty, yellow Swan Nebula; and the Scorpio Constellation’s bi-winged Butterfly Cluster.
This remote desert, roughly 800 miles north of Santiago, offers some of the clearest views of the Milky Way in the world, making it a natural home to a cluster of high-tech research observatories used by international astronomers.pandora beads With the opening of a mini-observatory at Hotel de Larache two years ago and several other resort stargazing programs, it has also become a vacation spot for amateur stargazers like me.
The resorts at Atacama are no outliers. Stargazing has increasingly become an alternative to traditional after-sundown dining and drinking at hotels and resorts. Call it night life for nerds.
“For people who live in the cities — and more than half the world’s population does — the only way to see the stars in safety and in comfort without worrying about what might happen in the dark is at a resort,” said Rick Fienberg, a spokesman for the American Astronomical Society, based in Washington.. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery, gloves and tights.Jewellery for sale here,we aupply womens accessories,jewellery rings,gold jewell He noted that the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the first use of a telescope by Galileo Galilei,. fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery, gloves and tights.Je brought out millions of people around the world for stargazing events.
I first encountered stargazing tourism several years ago at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Hawaii, a 40-acre resort with sweeping views of Kaanapali Beach. Instead of drinking mai tais at the bar or attending a luau, I joined Eddie Mahoney, an astronomer,. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery,wholesale jewellery. who led our group of 12 to the roof of the hotel’s nine-story main building.
This remote desert, roughly 800 miles north of Santiago, offers some of the clearest views of the Milky Way in the world, making it a natural home to a cluster of high-tech research observatories used by international astronomers.pandora beads With the opening of a mini-observatory at Hotel de Larache two years ago and several other resort stargazing programs, it has also become a vacation spot for amateur stargazers like me.
The resorts at Atacama are no outliers. Stargazing has increasingly become an alternative to traditional after-sundown dining and drinking at hotels and resorts. Call it night life for nerds.
“For people who live in the cities — and more than half the world’s population does — the only way to see the stars in safety and in comfort without worrying about what might happen in the dark is at a resort,” said Rick Fienberg, a spokesman for the American Astronomical Society, based in Washington.. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery, gloves and tights.Jewellery for sale here,we aupply womens accessories,jewellery rings,gold jewell He noted that the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the first use of a telescope by Galileo Galilei,. fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery, gloves and tights.Je brought out millions of people around the world for stargazing events.
I first encountered stargazing tourism several years ago at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Hawaii, a 40-acre resort with sweeping views of Kaanapali Beach. Instead of drinking mai tais at the bar or attending a luau, I joined Eddie Mahoney, an astronomer,. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery,wholesale jewellery. who led our group of 12 to the roof of the hotel’s nine-story main building.
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