cerro tololo inter-american observatory
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cerro tololo inter-american observatory印象
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Los permisos para ingresar son gratis y pueden obtenerse en el mesón de recepción en La Serena. Los tour son conducidos sin cargo por un guía profesional. El tiempo transcurrido desde la partida de la puerta hasta el regreso a la carretera es de aproximadamente 2 horas
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It has some great views from the top, is about two hours from La Serena and has a good tour for visitors. Only during the day though, if you want to actually see through a telescope go to Mamalluca in Vicuna.
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Northern Chile is home to most of the world's best observatories. This area provides the perfect conditions on earth to view the universes, the galaxies, including the stars and planets. We had to see Tololo since it is run by the USA and we were not disappointed
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Hice una visita al lugar en 2011 con un tour y este año quisimos ir de nuevo, aunque la información que encontré on line era confusa. En la hotería donde estábamos tampoco supieron informarnos concretamente cómo era el asunto, pero nos sugirieron que fuésemos a la oficina de turismo de Vicuña para un tour que sale desde allí. Fuimos y estaba cerrado. Fuimos al observatorio directamente y nos dijeron que la visita había comenzado a las 9 pm y no permiten el ingreso después de esa hora y que sólo reciben gente con reserva. Así que no pudimos hacer nada. Consejo: reserven y hagan todas las preguntas que tengan a los mails de contacto porque la información no está disponible en la web.La visita dura varias horas y van a tener una explicación completa. En noche de luna van a poder sacar fotos mediante el telescopio, pero para observar las constelaciones es mejor que vayan en una noche cerrada.
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I went here for work, but imagine it would also be a great tourist spot. The views are great and I was excited to also see some wildlife including a condor soaring around the telescopes and some local foxes. On a clear day you can see to the ocean during the day and the view of the Milky Way at night is truly awe inspiring!
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For all the hoops this observatory make you jump through (it is a scientific observatory that is "not focused on tourism" as the guide delighted in telling us many times), including calling in advance, having to go and pick up a permit, hiring your own transport ("We are not focused on tourism!") and then driving up in a slow-moving convoy, this tour was a big let-down. I am sure Spanish speakers might get a lot out of this tour, but English speakers are in a for a crashing disappointment. Even though we were told that we would be given an English speaking guide, it was obvious as soon as we arrived that the guide was making excuses to avoid having to translate anything he told the rest of the group. The Spanish to English ratio was 98% to 2%, and nowhere near a fair 50/50. His English was fine, as we found out when talking to him face to face whenever we got the chance, and I initially thought it was a confidence issue. However, pretty soon I figured out he just could not be bothered to translate anything into English, just a sentence or two which was really a waste of our time and his. Even the movie at the end was solely in Spanish, with no subtitles, so be prepared to leave unsatisfied - even though they tell you they will give you an English speaking guide. I would have preferred it if they would have either provided English speaking tours on their own, or told us up front they will not be speaking English at all, as we felt like a burden to the guide. It was an uncomfortable atmosphere to ask him to speak English continuously as we were the only ones there in a group of 20 or so people who were not Spanish speakers (but even so, would expect a full translation as promised). A big shame.The tour showed us two telescopes, one smaller and one, the biggest, the more interesting one used for the Dark Energy project to explore why the universe is expanding at an increasing speed. This was pretty much all we got from the guide.It was not difficult to get to if you have a car rental, and the drive up was easy even though they kept saying beforehand it would be difficult. It might not be worth it if you do not do your own research before you go, when they are so "not focused on tourism". But if you DO go, it should be a unique experience anyway as you won't get to see this stuff anywhere else.
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Cerro Tololo is one of the world's great astronomical observatories, and as such, for the amateur astronomer or other science lover (what a weird phrase that is!), it would be worth visiting even if there were no facilities for the visitor whatever. That's good, because the visitor facilities that do exist are rather marginal compared to other world-class observatories, e.g. Kitt Peak in the United States. Access is difficult and time-consuming, and there are only a few tourable telescopes (the flagship instrument, part of the "Gemini" system, was not available to us, and apparently isn't to most tourists) and a rather rudimentary visitor center. Quality of your guide may depend on whether the arranger of the tour has "connections" to the place; I would rank our guide in the "very good but not excellent" category, a member of the staff who obviously knew the facility well but did not seem to encourage questions beyond his prepared routine. All of these things are as they should be, in my opinion -- the remoteness is necessary for dark skies, and with limited resources, it's better for the observatory to invest time and manpower in doing the cutting-edge science -- but it's good to be aware of them lest one's expectations for the tour become inflated and the resulting experience disappointing. With appropriately tempered expectations, and enough time to get there and back, the science junkie (I am one) will have a fine time; just don't expect a polished performance.
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El Cerro Tololo se ubica en el valle de Elqui, en la Región de Coquimbo, Chile, a una altura de 2.200 msnm La visita consiste en un recorrido por las instalaciones del Observatorio, realizado por guías especializados, donde se muestra y explica el funcionamiento de uno o dos telescopios, una charla de astronomía básica apoyada con imágenes de galaxias, supernovas y otros fenómenos espaciales. No es posible observar por el telescopio por tratarse de un telescopio científico y profesional. En general la visita resulta agradable, ya que igual por el camino podrás disfrutar del encanto que puede tener un paisaje árido, desértico y montañoso.
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Es muy interesante poder visitar un observatorio, es impresionante constatar la tecnología que se utiliza en la astronomía, la vista desde la montaña es hermosa, las cúpulas son impresionantes. Hay visitas guiadas que muestran el interior del recinto, el manejo del telescopio y mucha información de corte astronómico; eso sí, debes llamar con antelación para solicitar una visita guiada y las instrucciones para subir al observatorio, el camino es de tierra y sinuoso; el acceso es complejo ya que ascenderás hasta lo 2.000 metros de altura .
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En el Observatorio Cerro Tololo, puedes disfrutar de una experiencia astronómica muy buena. aprenderás sobre como funcionan los telescopios científicos y como se realizan las investigaciones. Muy buenos guías.