Eminent astronomers worldwide have written an open letter to the Chilean Government appealing for the protection of the dark skies above ESO's Paranal Observatory.

The site, the best place for astronomy on the planet, is currently threatened by the large-scale industrial complex INNA, from AES Andes company, planned to be located just a few kilometres from Paranal’s telescopes.

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25009/

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📷 J. C. Munoz Mateos