Atacama Desert (San Pedro de Atacama)

-22.9087000° N, -68.1997000° E • Elevation: 2400m

🌌 About This Observing Location

The driest non-polar desert on Earth with over 330 cloudless nights per year, home to ALMA and Paranal VLT.

Bortle Scale Class 1

Elevation 2400 m

Latitude -22.909°

Longitude -68.2°

Updated hourly via Open-Meteo

Fri, Oct 16

12%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 19:37

Sunrise: 06:59

Optimal Sky

Sat, Oct 17

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 19:38

Sunrise: 06:58

Optimal Sky

Sun, Oct 18

57%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 19:38

Sunrise: 06:57

Fair Sky

Mon, Oct 19

60%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 19:39

Sunrise: 06:57

Fair Sky

Class 1: Excellent truly dark sky.

Naked-Eye Limiting Mag: 7.6 – 8.0 mag

Milky Way Visibility: Brilliant with complex structures

Zodiacal Light: Striking & yellowish

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