From the October 2014 issue

Web Extra: Exploring Chile’s great observatories

Astronomy readers had the chance to visit the Very Large Telescope, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, the Blanco Telescope, and more great instruments on a fantastic trip.
By | Published: October 28, 2014 | Last updated on May 18, 2023

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The “business end” of the 8.2-meter Antu Telescope carries the instrument packages that collect the data.
David J. Eicher
In the December issue, I wrote about leading a group of travelers to several professional astronomy sites in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2014. We didn’t have room for all the great images, so we posted these 10 additional ones from the trip. Enjoy!