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FOR ALL AMATEUR
ASTRONOMERS |
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FOR ADVENTURING AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS |
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ATACAMA FOR SHORTER ITINERARIES
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CUSTOMIZED FOR CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS
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VERY
LARGE TELESCOPE (VLT) |
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ATACAMA
LARGE MILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA) |
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THE TOP 10
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE OBJECTS |
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ITINERARIES
AND PRICES BROCHURE
(PDF 2.5MB) |
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OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF ASTRONOMY
CLUBS |
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Organize a group of at least
15 persons, and receive one additional tour
free (including airfare):
- applies to any customized trip of 8 days
or more
- for travel in 2011, only
- airfare from Miami |
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| 8-day Tour (Starting in
Santiago, Chile) |
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| IN-DEPTH
ATACAMA ADVENTURES: |
| 8-day Tour (Starting in
Santiago, Chile) |
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| Designed
for those who prefer to travel on roads
in good condition and are used to the
comfort of hotels. |
 7-hotel
Nights |
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| Considered
for those who enjoy camping in the middle
of the desert and highlands. |
 5-hotel
Nights |
| 2-camping
Nights |
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The OBSERVING
THE ATACAMA - ITS LANDS AND SKIES &
IN-DEPTH ATACAMA ADVENTURES:
LAND AND SKY programs highlight the best
tourist attractions in the altiplano and desert
regions, and include a visit to the Very Large
Telescope (VLT), the Atacama Large Millimeter
Array (ALMA) site as well as 2 nights of amateur
astronomical viewing near San Pedro de Atacama,
the ultimate mecca of tourism and astronomy in
the Atacama. |
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These programs are particularly
well suited for amateur astronomers, but also
designed for people who enjoy contact with pristine
nature and are interested to be initiated on the
observation of the stars, planets, and the depths
of space. The tours, designed by two
astronomers, take great care to provide
opportunities for observing, photographing, and
learning about the jewels of the southern hemisphere
skies. |
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The ESO
Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory
is the world's largest and most advanced optical
telescope. |
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Two nights
of amateur astronomical viewing near San Pedro de
Atacama, the ultimate mecca of tourism and astronomy
in the Atacama. |
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Talk by a
professional astronomer. Know the Cerro Calan Observatory
of the Astronomy Department, University of Chile,
in Santiago. |
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| The Atacama Large Millimeter
Array (ALMA) is the world's largest and most
powerful radio telescope currently under development. |
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The
Top Ten Southern Hemisphere Objects
Each program
includes nights of observation in some
locations specially chosen and guided
by specialized tour-guides.
Guests
of QC will have various amateur astronomy
equipment at their disposal including
sky maps, binoculars and the Meade's revolutionary
new telescope, the RCX400 Advanced Ritchey-Chretien
Optical System with the Deep Sky Imager
Pro CCD Camera.
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The
transparency of the sky during most of the year
will allow you to contemplate the magnificence
of the southern sky which offers unique views
of the Milky Way galaxy and of the Large and Small
Magellanic Clouds (the closest external galaxies),
and much more. |
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The
Best pictures of the pristine Atacama
The most popular tourist destination
in El Norte Grande (and perhaps all of
Chile), San Pedro de Atacama sits in the
midst of some of the most breathtaking
scenery in the country-the heart of the
Atacama Desert.
A string of towering volcanoes, some
of which are still active, stands watch
to the east. To the west is La Cordillera
de Sal, a mountain range composed almost
entirely of salt. Here you´ll find
such marvels as the Moon Valley and the
Death Valley, part of the Reserva Nacional
los Flamencos.
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The desolate Salar
de Atacama, Chile´s largest salt flat, lies
to the south. The number of attractions in the
Atacama area does not end there: alpine lakes,
steaming geysers, colonial villages, and ancient
fortresses all lie within easy reach.
AstroTour AstroTours Astro Tour |
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| THE
BEST SERVICE
Our experienced
bilingual guides and assistants will assist
you through a warm, personalized and responsible
service. |
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THE BEST LODGINGS
Rest in hotels
ranging up to 4-stars (according to what
is available in the Atacama cities and
towns) and experience our modern camping
equipment.
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THE BEST TRANSPORT
Travel in
spacious and confortable vehicles such
as the 4WD Toyota Hilux pick-ups and the
Ford Econoline Deluxe Vans.
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"We
are well acquainted with the Aurora Borealis
and beauty of the northern skies, however
the celestial wonders of the southern
skies are a whole wonderous new universe
of stars. QC is the ne plus ultra of astronomical
guides; we can heartily recommend them
to any astronomy club or lovers of astronomy.
As an amateur, it was the
most memorable, exciting, and knowlegeable
astronomical trip of our lifetimes. The
guides and astronomers were the best imaginable.
I really felt a kinship, brotherhood,
and empathy with them I never could have
imagined."
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They
are quite simply THE BEST ! |
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