Comet 2i/ Borisov, an interstellar visitor we didn't want to miss !

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This comet has been discovered in August 2019 by the amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov, and soon it appeared that it doesn't belong to...

Lately, at the Observatorio del Pangue...

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First, you arrive at Santiago de Chile... ...then you want to travel North and meet our clear skies ! Photos: (1)Eric Escalera (2)Jea...

Transit of Mercury, November 11th, 2019: done !...

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The Moon wasn't the only celestial body supposed to pass right in front of the Sun this year : a transit of the planet Mercury was sched...

Total Eclipse of the Sun, July 2nd, 2019 : huge success for everyone !...

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The weather was perfect, not a single cloud in the skies of the whole "Region de Coquimbo", not even in the coast, usually cloudy ...

In preview for the eclipse: a rare planet occultation...

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We are all waiting for the chance to witness the Total Eclipse of the Sun that will happen here in the afternoon of next July, 2nd. The Moon...

Comet Wirtanen fulfills expectations

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The comet 46P/ Wirtanen reached its perigee on December, 16th, approaching Earth at less than 12 million kilometers. Such a circumstance use...

December 2018: the return of the great comets ?...

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It has been a long time since we observed spectacular comets in our skies, however a series of bright comets is announced to visit us, among...

August, the lost month...

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The Universe never takes a break, but astronomers do. So we were closed for the whole month of August: sorry for the many of you who request...

Spying the neighbors

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Yes, we do it sometimes ! Here are the views we got through our 25 inches telescope : actually nothing else than more observatories... All ...

Three Suns, One Year

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Observing a Sun eclipse is quite a task, as it depends on a series of circumstances that one can´t hardly control... We the staff of Observa...

Unidentifyed Flying Object in our sky ?...

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On the evening of February 6th, a round-shaped, fast evolving cloud, suddenly appeared in the Eastern sky, and it lasted for almost 20 minut...

The largest public telescope in the world is not at the Observatorio del Pangue,

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not even in Chile : actually, this is the 100-inch Hooker Telescope of the Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) in Los Angeles, California. So,...

The Great American Eclipse : we've been there !...

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August 21st, 2017 : a total eclipse of the Sun crossed entirely the USA, from Pacific to Atlantic coasts, a rare circumstance that allowed i...

First shot for a first-class instrument

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Now ready for use, the 50cm PlaneWave telescope recently installed at the observatory seems to be definitely promising : below we present th...

February the 26th : a great Annular Eclipse of the Sun from Patagonia

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The feelings of living a total eclipse of the Sun are undescriptible so we'll not describe the sensations we got when the Sun disappeare...

February the 3rd : a doublet of supernovae in a nicely shaped galaxy

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A bright supernova in a distant galaxy is always quite a spectacle, but when the same galaxy produces a second bright supernova, indeed this...

Nota especial:
Carabineros de Chile: amigos o... enemigos?

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Recientemente los Carabineros de Chile pusieron un parte a nuestro chofer por estar acomodando al grupo de turistas en el vehiculo, frente a...

December the 1st : witnessing an outstanding event in the remote Universe...

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Quasars use to be out of reach of amateur telescopes, however in the last days something exceptional happened in the constellation of Pegasu...