A perfect alignement

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It is a tradition by now, every year on the evening of February the 8th, we capture the sunset happening right behind the main dome of the C...

Astrophotography at Pangue :
Those magnificent nebulae...

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It may be a classic but one never get used to either observe or take a decent picture of NGC3372 , the outstanding emission nebula in the so...

One moment on the Moon

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We do like challenging deep sky targets, such as subtle nebulae and extragalactic supernovae but, when observed in good conditions, the Moon...

Astrophotography at Pangue :
the always magnificent Great Orion Nebula

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January is a good time for this classical but always stunning emission nebula : from our location it stands quite high in the sky around mid...

Two more premium telescopes arrive at the observatory

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We were frequently requested by amateur astronomers to offer telescopes specifically for astrophotography, of course to take advantage of th...

Astrophotography at Pangue :
the magnificent Sculptor Galaxy

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Formally known as NGC253, this galaxy is a treasure of the Southern Sky, standing in the Sculptor constellation, at a distance of some 12...

Astrophotography at Pangue :
the magnificent Tarantula Nebula

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There may be many good pictures on this stunning nebula, but it's always great to have an opportunity to take it ourselves. The Tarantul...

Surprising Springer Snow...

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It is not usual but yesterday (October, 14th) we got snow at the observatory, despite being in spring time. This weather event was powerful ...

September, 27th, a fine lunar eclipse

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While in San Pedro de Atacama for delivering some astronomy classes to the guides of one of the many public observatories settled there, we ...

Astrophotography at Pangue :
a hole in the clouds

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August is not the better time for stargazing in Chile as this is the heart of the local winter, however in one of the rare clear nights we m...

A faint Supernova visible in the Southern Sky

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On a clear, moonless night, we succeded to observe the supernova SN2015F recently discovered in NGC2442, a nice barred-spiral galaxy standi...

Craig Weatherwax, "the Boss" at OPT, visited us !

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"Oceanside Photo & Telescope" (OPT) is a major retailer of astronomical equipment based in California. We at "Astronomi...

February the 8th, one more year...

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Every year at the same date the Sun sets exactly behind the domes of the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO) as seen from the...

January 26th : a rare flyby witnessed

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On that evening a mid-size asteroid labelled 2004 BL86 approached at some 1,200,000 km from Earth, that is roughly 3 times the distance to ...

Planets at Dusk

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When arriving at the observatory our visitors are currently granted with a nice view of planets Venus and Mercury, shining together after su...

2015 welcomes stargazers with a nice comet

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We said it before and we say it again : bright, naked-eye comets are quite rare. That's why we particularely appreciate the visit of the...

December 30th : Unidentifyed Flying Object witnessed from the observatory

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...although it didn't remain unidentifyed for long... On that evening our group enjoyed viewing this bright, strange artifact moving re...

Monster Dark Spot Shows Up on the Sun Disc

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October, 21st : as it already happened some months ago, a huge dark spot appeared on the surface of the Sun, although this time we better ...