Las Campanas Observatory, LCO, participated in the XXIII version of the International Congress of Astronomy Amateurs CIAAXXII organized in 2023 by the Science Park Foundation in Santo Domingo, Chile, and held between November 8 and 11. LCO was part of the event conducting workshops in the LabMóvil “Conciencia Astronomía”- operated jointly by LCO, GMTO and…
To celebrate science month in Chile, during October 2023 the Mobile Laboratory “Conciencia Astronomía” operated by the Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), in alliance with the EcoScience Foundation and the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMTO), visited the third and fourth regions of Chile, to carry out activities with children, young people and adults. The first activity took…
An ambitious new suite of telescopes at Carnegie’s Las Campanas Observatory will create a spectroscopic map of our Milky Way galaxy and other nearby galaxies, enabling a new understanding of how they form and evolve. Part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey’s fifth generation, this new facility saw first light in August and is currently…
On October 5, as part of Science Week in Chile, “Artificial Eclipse: a multisensory dance installation” debuted, a project that recreates a total solar eclipse, inspired by the total solar eclipses occurring in the country during 2019, 2020 and 2021. Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory was one of the partner institutions of the project, led by…
During July of this year, researchers from the Center for Research in Nuclear Physics and Neutron Spectroscopy, CCHEN, visited the Las Campanas Observatory, LCO, with the purpose of finding relationships between the energy of the background neutrons with the local variables of the place where the observatory is located, in the Atacama region. These variables…
Edwin Hubble’s 1923 discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy’s true nature marks a pivotal moment in the history of astronomy. From a universe limited to the Milky Way, Hubble’s work propelled us into a vast cosmos teeming with countless galaxies. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of this revolutionary event, we honor Hubble’s enduring legacy and…
By Daniela González E. Executive Director Fundación Cielos de Chile The decree that establishes the new areas with scientific and research value for astronomical observation is a milestone not only for the astronomical community, but also paves the way for Chile to consolidate itself as the eyes of the world towards the universe. Among the…
On June 27, 2023, the decree that identifies areas with scientific and research value for astronomical observation was published in Chile’s official newspaper. In addition, the country’s new illumination standard, which extends protection from three regions to the entire territory, is expected to be published soon. The above, together, seek to reduce light pollution both…
In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque – energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1 billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has pinpointed the reason: The galaxies’ stars emitted enough light to heat and…
In the past, the inhabitants of Oceania faced the sea with confidence because they learned to know and interpret it. They did this by developing a navigation system based mainly on the stars, which marked the position of the islands on the horizon, in addition to other calculations related to ocean currents and wind direction.…
