Elevation 3,064 m | ||
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Parent range Cordillera Vicuña Mackenna Similar Cerro Paranal, Cerro Pachón, Pic du Midi de Bigorre, Mauna Kea, Mount Graham | ||
Nighttime time lapse at cerro armazones 720p
Cerro Armazones is a mountain located in the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna of the Chilean Coast Range, approximately 130 km (81 mi) south-east of Antofagasta in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. Before the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope started the summit was a horizontal control point with an elevation of 3,064 metres (10,052 ft). It is located in a privileged zone for optical astronomy because it has 89% cloudless nights a year. It currently hosts the 1.5 m (5 ft) Hexapod-Telescope and other telescopes at the Cerro Armazones Observatory.
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- Nighttime time lapse at cerro armazones 720p
- Map of Cerro Armazones Antofagasta Antofagasta Region Chile
- References
Map of Cerro Armazones, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Region, Chile
On 26 April 2010, the European Southern Observatory Council selected Cerro Armazones as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope.
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Cerro Armazones Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA