Observatorio Omega
16 to 24-inch telescopes and your own photo with the Milky Way.
Pick-up: At your hotel in La Serena or at Vicuña's main square
The tour
Astrophotography observatory in the Elqui Valley: observation with 16" to 24" telescopes and night-sky astrophotography, with pisco sour, tea or coffee. For those who want to take home a photo of the southern sky.
Weather permitting: if the sky does not allow observation, we reschedule at no cost
Children 4 to 10: $45.000
Itinerary
- 1
Pick-up at your hotel
- 2
Drive to the Omega observation center, 1,000 m up in the foothills
- 3
Pisco sour, tea, coffee or juice to warm up
- 4
Observation with 16", 20" and 24" telescopes
- 5
Your photo with the Milky Way (moonless nights)
- 6
Back around 23:30
Included
- Round-trip minibus from your hotel
- Pisco sour, tea, coffee or juice
- Observatory entrance
- 16", 20" and 24" telescopes, among the largest for visitors
- Photo with the Milky Way (moonless nights)
- Astronomy guide and talk
- Insurance on every seat
Not included
- Food
- Anything not listed in the program
What to bring
- Warm clothes: nights in the valley are cold
- A camera or phone with battery
- A snack
- Eat before the tour: the observatories have no café
Rescheduling and terms
Rescheduling is free, subject to availability. If the weather or the sea prevent the tour, we let you know and arrange a new date.
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