Chile Astronomy and Stargazing - Santiago to the Atacama Desert

SPEAKER:  Scott Perrin

The Western Colorado Astronomy Club meeting is Tuesday  7th April at 6:00 PM.  Mountain Time The live meeting will be at The Mount Garfield Room, Clifton Library

With its high mountains, clear skies, and dry air, Chile offers exceptional opportunities to visit world-class observatories and stargaze beneath the southern hemisphere sky. This personal travelogue blends behind-the-scenes tours of major professional telescopes with firsthand experiences of nighttime observations. The talk also explores the country and Chilean culture and the experience of sharing this trip with an ideal group of travel companions.

The meeting will also be via Zoom for those who need or want to participate remotely. You will have to pre-register to participate via Zoom. Contact us here to register.

We  hope to see everyone (either live or online) 

SPEAKER BIO: 

Scott is a WCAC member and local cosmologist and astronomer, with graduate course work in physics and astrophysics.