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2. Llano de Chajnantor Observatory - Wikipedia

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   Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is the name for a group of astronomical observatories located at an altitude of over 4,800 m (15,700 ft) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The site is in the Antofagasta Region approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the town of San Pedro de Atacama .

3. Crash Boat Beach - Wikipedia

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   The Crash Boat Beach piers / dock was originally built for use by the United States military rescue boats who raced out to sea to rescue downed airmen from Ramey Air Force Base, hence the name "Crash boat". As time passed, the local sea currents deposited tons of sand into the pier area forming into a beach, making it unusable to dock boats at ...

4. List of highest astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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   These include the Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory in Bolivia, which at 5,230 m (17,160 ft) was the world's highest permanent astronomical observatory [9] from the time of its construction during the 1940s until surpassed in 2009 by the new University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, [10] an optical-infrared telescope on a remote 5,640 m ...

5. List of radio telescopes - Wikipedia

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   Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile 30–240 GHz [59] Array of telescopes located on Cerro Toco and designed to measure the polarization of the CMB. NANTEN2 Observatory (NANTEN2) Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile 4 m telescope located at Pampa La Bola. Northeastern Space Radio Observatory: Eusébio, Brazil

6. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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   LightBuckets (commercial observatory) 2007 Rodeo, New Mexico, US LIGO: 1999: Hanford Site, Washington, US & Livingston, Louisiana, US, US Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center (defunct) 1966–1995 Evanston, Illinois, US Llano de Chajnantor Observatory: 2005 Atacama Desert, Chile Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory: 1975 Mérida ...

7. What to know about the company behind Puerto Rico's ... - AOL

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   A massive power outage blanketed most of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million people without electricity. Here's what to know about the blackout and Luma Energy, which handles ...

8. Hurricane Ernesto leaves half of Puerto Rico without power ...

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   A warning sign reading "Danger, No Swimming" under a red flag, indicating unsafe swimming conditions, are seen on the beach as waves crash onto the shore in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on August 13 ...

9. Atacama Pathfinder Experiment - Wikipedia

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   The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) is a radio telescope 5,064 meters above sea level, at the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, 50 km east of San Pedro de Atacama built and operated by three European research institutes.