Cerro Las Campanas

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Cerro Las Campanas is a high, dry mountain peak in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts major astronomical observatories due to its exceptionally clear, dark skies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory site ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
elevation approximately 2380 meters ⓘ
approximately 7800 feet ⓘ
hasAdvantageForAstronomy high fraction of photometric nights ⓘ
low precipitable water vapor ⓘ
stable seeing conditions ⓘ
hasClimate high-altitude desert climate ⓘ
hasLimitation harsh desert environment ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
hasProperty exceptionally clear skies ⓘ
low atmospheric turbulence ⓘ
low light pollution ⓘ
very dark night skies ⓘ
very dry atmosphere ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance key site for next-generation extremely large telescopes ⓘ
major site for Southern Hemisphere astronomy ⓘ
hasSeasonalPattern predominantly clear winter nights ⓘ
hosts Giant Magellan Telescope site ⓘ
Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
Magellan telescopes ⓘ
linked to: Magellan Telescopes
infrastructure access road for observatory operations ⓘ
power and communication links for telescopes ⓘ
languageOfRegion Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Coquimbo Region ⓘ
near Cerro Las Campanas Observatory facilities ⓘ
Cerro Manqui ⓘ
operatedBy Carnegie Institution for Science ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
selectedAs site of the Giant Magellan Telescope ⓘ
skyCoverage excellent view of southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
skyQuality Bortle class 1–2 dark sky ⓘ
timeZone Chile Standard Time ⓘ
usedFor infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
site testing for large telescopes ⓘ

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