{"id":1019,"date":"2015-05-26T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2015-05-26T16:33:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T15:33:23","slug":"2015-04-25-the-eso-observatory-on-mount-paranal-and-mano-del-desierto-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=1019","title":{"rendered":"2015-04-25: The ESO Observatory on Mount Paranal and Mano del Desierto (2\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here a couple of pictures of the Atacama desert, the driest desert of the world. I was impressed by its vastness, and emptiness. Except for the sky, they look like the pictures that the Mars rovers sent back to earth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0193.jpg\" alt=\"VLT: View near Cerro Paranal\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VLT: Scenery near Cerro Paranal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-908\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-908\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0223.jpg\" alt=\"VLT: Airstrip next to Cerro Paranal (probably to supply VLT)\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VLT: Airstrip next to Cerro Paranal (probably to haul in supplies for the VLT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-906\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-906\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0211.jpg\" alt=\"VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-905\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0210.jpg\" alt=\"VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0208.jpg\" alt=\"VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-902\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0200.jpg\" alt=\"VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VLT: Desert around Cerro Paranal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-918\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0247.jpg\" alt=\"Atacama: The Desert\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama: The Desert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-917\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-917\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0246.jpg\" alt=\"Atacama: The Desert\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama: The Desert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-915\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-915\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0233.jpg\" alt=\"ELT: The completion of the ELT (Extremly Large Telescope) is planed for 2024. A way marker is already in place\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ELT: The completion of the ELT (Extremly Large Telescope) is planed for 2024. A way marker is already in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-919\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-919\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0255.jpg\" alt=\"Atacama: A Mars-like Picture\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama: A Mars-like Picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-920\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0263.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-920\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0263.jpg\" alt=\"Mano del Desierto: Pebbles, Stones, Weathered Boulders, Mountains  -- meet the Driest Desert on Earth\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama around Mano del Desierto: Pebbles, Stones, Weathered Boulders, Mountains &#8212; meet the Driest Desert on Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-921\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-921\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0270.jpg\" alt=\"Mano del Desierto: It is Dry -- there are however traces of creeks and crevasses. \" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama around Mano del Desierto: It is Dry &#8212; there are however Traces of Creeks and Crevasses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-928\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0311.jpg\" alt=\"Mano del Desierto: World in Mirror\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama around Mano del Desierto: World in Mirror<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-927\" style=\"width: 3216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0294.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-927\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0294.jpg\" alt=\"Manu del Desierto: Mars like Landscape\" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atacama around Manu del Desierto: Mars like Landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here a couple of pictures of the Atacama desert, the driest desert of the world. I was impressed by its vastness, and emptiness. Except for the sky, they look like the pictures that the Mars rovers sent back to earth. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}