Cerro Pachón
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Cerro Pachón is a high-altitude mountain peak in the Chilean Andes renowned as a premier site for professional astronomical observatories due to its clear, dry skies and stable atmospheric conditions.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory site
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mountain → |
| access |
road from La Serena vicinity
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| atmosphericSeeing |
good
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| atmosphericWaterVapor |
low
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| climate |
arid
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| country |
Chile
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| distanceToCity |
roughly 80–90 km from La Serena
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| elevation |
approximately 2715 meters
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approximately 8910 feet → |
| hasObservatory |
Gemini South Observatory
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SOAR Telescope → Vera C. Rubin Observatory → |
| hemisphere |
Southern Hemisphere
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| hosts |
Gemini South 8.1-meter telescope
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Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope → Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope → |
| infrastructure |
astronomical observatory facilities
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power and communications for observatories → support buildings for telescopes → |
| knownFor |
clear skies
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dry climate → excellent astronomical observing conditions → stable atmosphere → |
| lightPollution |
low
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| locatedIn |
Andes
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Coquimbo Region → northern Chile → |
| near |
Cerro Tololo
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → |
| observingNightsPerYear |
high fraction of photometric nights
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| ownership |
land used under agreements with Chilean authorities
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| partOf |
Chilean Andes
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| region |
Elqui Province
NERFINISHED
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| scientificRole |
key site for southern optical/IR astronomy
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major site for large survey telescope → |
| skyCoverage |
southern sky
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| skyQuality |
dark skies
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| telescopeAperture |
4.1-meter (SOAR)
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8.1-meter (Gemini South) → 8.4-meter effective (Rubin Observatory primary mirror) → |
| terrain |
high-altitude ridge in the Andes
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| usedBy |
international astronomy community
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| usedFor |
infrared astronomy
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optical astronomy → wide-field sky surveys → |
| weatherPattern |
predominantly clear nights
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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FLAMINGOS-2
("Cerro Pachón, Chile")
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GMOS-S ("Cerro Pachón, Chile") → GSAOI ("Cerro Pachón, Chile") → |
locatedAt |
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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Zorro (speckle imager) → |
locatedIn |
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CTIO
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hasNearbyFacility |
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Gemini South Observatory
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locatedOn |
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GSAOI
("Cerro Pachón Observatory site")
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observatorySite |
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GeMS
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observingSite |