ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

The company said it conducted studies that show a maximum increase in the natural brightness of the sky would not exceed 0.27 percent on Paranal Hill and 0.09 percent on Armazones Hill due to the ...

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Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

Under threat: the European Southern Observatory’s flagship Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert is home to the Very Large Telescope (courtesy ... “The proximity of the AES Andes industrial ...

Astronomers worry about light pollution from industrial projects Chile's mining and energy projects threaten dark desert skies AES ... natural brightness of the sky would not exceed 0.27% on ...

This complex threatens the pristine skies above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, the darkest and ... critical risk to the most pristine night skies on the planet," said ESO ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors ... It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy.

AES Chile, the Chile-based ... legal protections of the Chilean night sky, especially in the vicinity of the precious observatories in the Atacama Desert. The Chilean government passed regulations ...

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...